Kiti Mánver

María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte (born 11 May 1953), better known as Kiti Mánver, is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1970.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mantecón and the second or maternal family name is Vernalte.
Kiti Mánver
Mánver at Goya Awards 2017
Born
María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte

(1953-05-11) 11 May 1953
Antequera, Spain
Other namesKiti Manver
OccupationActress
Years active1970–present

Biography

María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte [1] was born in Antequera on 11 May 1953.[2] She spent her early childhood in between Málaga and Melilla, moving to Madrid at age 13.[3] She made her feature film debut in Chicas de club (1970), playing a girl version of the character Elisa who is raped by her godfather.[4][3] She then featured in the 1973 film Habla, mudita.[3]

In 2015, she came to the London stage to play the lead role in Las heridas del viento, a play by Juan Carlos Rubio, as part of the 3rd Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón).[5][6]

Selected filmography

Accolades
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
19926th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActressAnything for BreadWon[3]
2021 26th Forqué AwardsBest Film ActressOne Careful OwnerNominated[11]
8th Feroz AwardsBest Actress in a FilmNominated[12]
35th Goya AwardsBest ActressNominated[13]

References
  1. Parcero, Jorge C. (3 March 2022). "Cuéntanos, Kiti Mánver: un desnudo histórico, un huerto y un Goya". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
  2. Villacastín, Rosa (14 December 2011). "Kiti Mánver: "Mi hijo pertenece a una generación que pone y quita la mesa"". Diez Minutos.
  3. Sanguino, Juan (15 January 2022). "Kiti Mánver: "Hasta los 50 puedes con todo, pero luego dices 'pa qué tanto correr"". Vanity Fair.
  4. Gabantxo Uriagereka, Miren; Fernández Guerra, Vanesa (2010). "Verdades en paralelo bajo la censura: Una exploración del híbrido docu-ficción 'Chicas de club' (1970), de Jordi Grau" (PDF). Fonseca, Journal of Communication (1): 278. ISSN 2172-9077.
  5. "Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón)".
  6. "Las heridas del viento - Review in Tundra". Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  7. "Based on the novel by Julio Llamazares, published in English as Wolf Moon (2017)". Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  8. Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 172. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.
  9. Caparrós Lera, José María (2005). La Pantalla Popular. El cine español durante el Gobierno de la derecha (1996-2003). Tres Cantos: Ediciones Akal. p. 189. ISBN 978-84-460-2414-9.
  10. Holland, Jonathan (21 January 2023). "'Mamacruz': Sundance Review". ScreenDaily.
  11. Palenzuela, Fernando S. (17 January 2021). "'Antidisturbios' y 'Patria', entre los ganadores de los Premios Forqué 2021". FormulaTV.
  12. "Estos son los ganadores de los Premios Feroz de 2021: la lista completa, por categorías". El Confidencial. 2 March 2021.
  13. "Premios Goya 2021: lista de todos los ganadores". El Mundo. 7 March 2021.
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