About

Known credits:
58
Birthday:
1956-03-05
Place of birth:
Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Website:
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Adriana Barraza

Overview

Adriana Barraza González (born 5 March 1956) is a Mexican actress, acting teacher, and director.

In 1999 director Alejandro González Iñárritu cast her as the mother of Gael García Bernal's character in Amores perros, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2006, she collaborated with Iñárritu again in Babel, for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Barraza is known in Mexico as Master Barraza from her partnership with Mexican director Sergio Jiménez, known as El Profe. They created the Actors Workshop in Mexico City, teaching and developing their own version of Method acting. Barraza began her career directing telenovela episodes, the actors in which she would also coach. In the 1990s she decided to step in front of the camera.

She currently operates her own acting school located in Miami, Florida titled Adriana Barraza's Black Box. Instructors at the school include her husband Arnaldo and daughter Carolina.

Known for

Acting
2024 My Penguin Friend Actor Maria 60
Fair
2023 The Treasure Actor Clemencia Ríos N/A
N/A
2023 Dark Obsession Actor N/A
N/A
2023 Blue Beetle Actor Nana Reyes 65
Fair
2023 Where the Tracks End Actor Georgina 62
Fair
2023 Monica Actor Leticia 58
Average
2022 Diary of a Gigolo Actor Minou 75
Good
2021 Koati Actor Amaya (voice) 60
Fair
2021 Bingo Hell Actor Lupita 56
Average
2021 Dark Blood Actor Gloria Vera 58
Average
2020 We Can Be Heroes Actor Grandma Moreno 59
Average
2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Actor Maria Vega 68
Fair
2019 Rambo: Last Blood Actor María Beltrán 64
Fair
2019 Dora and the Lost City of Gold Actor Abuela Valerie 64
Fair
2019 Coyote Lake Actor Teresa 59
Average
2019 Bibi Actor Licha Mendoza N/A
N/A
2018 Crazy About Work Actor Mercedes 63
Fair
2018 Al otro Lado del Muro Actor Carmen Rosales 66
Fair
2017 Ley primera Actor N/A
N/A
2016 Everything Else Actor Doña Flor 58
Average
2016 Perros Actor Abogada 58
Average
2016 Silvana Sin Lana Actor Trini 75
Good
2015 Training Dad Actor 58
Average
2015 The 33 Actor Marta 62
Fair
2015 Wild Horses Actor Mrs. Davis 57
Average
2015 Duenos Del Paraiso Actor Irene Medrano 69
Fair
2015 Yefon Actor Jillian Parkman 59
Average
2014 Cake Actor Silvana 61
Fair
2014 Night Has Settled Actor Aida 58
Average
2013 Good Day, Ramon Actor Esperanza 62
Fair
2012 Mariachi Gringo Actor Magdalena 59
Average
2012 The Secret of the Jade Medallion Actor Cornelia 59
Average
2011 The Snitch Cartel Actor La Abuela 60
Fair
2011 Cerro Bayo Actor Marta 59
Average
2011 Thor Actor Isabela Alvarez 67
Fair
2011 From Prada to Nada Actor Aurelia Jimenez 57
Average
2010 Te Presento a Laura Actor Conchita 60
Fair
2010 Revolución Actor Chayo 58
Average
2010 Burning Palms Actor Louisa Alvarez 58
Average
2010 And Soon the Darkness Actor Rosamaria 55
Average
2010 Love on a Weekend Actor Sofía 59
Average
2010 Sucedió en un día Actor 58
Average
2009 Rage Actor Anita de Los Angeles 57
Average
2009 Drag Me to Hell Actor Shaun San Dena 63
Fair
2008 Henry Poole Is Here Actor Esperanza 59
Average
2007 Common Ground: Under Construction Notes Actor Self N/A
N/A
2006 Babel Actor Amelia 70
Good
2000 Amores Perros Actor Mama Octavio 73
Good
1998 The First Night Actor 59
Average
1997 Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas Actor Clara Domínguez N/A
N/A
1995 La paloma Actor Madre Clara N/A
N/A
1994 Crystal Empire Actor Flora 68
Fair
Hágase tu voluntad Actor N/A
N/A
El Gato Actor Alma N/A
N/A

Directing
2002 Cómplices Al Rescate Directing Director 74
Good
2001 Adventures in Time Directing Director 72
Good
2000 Locura de Amor Directing Director 69
Fair
1999 Unforgettable Directing Director 70
Good