Adriana Barraza
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
ActingBirthday
March 5, 1956Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
45Place of birth
Toluca, Estado de Mexico, MexicoCast credits
Amores Perros
Mama OctavioBabel
AmeliaRage
Anita de Los AngelesHenry Poole Is Here
EsperanzaDrag Me to Hell
Shaun San DenaFrom Prada to Nada
Aurelia JimenezRevolución
ChayoTe presento a Laura
ConchitaThe First Night
Love on a Weekend
SofíaThe Snitch Cartel
La AbuelaCerro Bayo
MartaThe Secret of the Jade Medallion
CorneliaGood Day, Ramon
EsperanzaTraining Dad
Thor
Isabela AlvarezYefon
Jillian ParkmanCake
SilvanaNight Has Settled
AidaAnd Soon the Darkness
Rosamaria