Magüi Mira

María Luisa Mira Franco (born 1944), better known as Magüi Mira, is a Spanish actress and theatre director. In addition to her stage credits, she has also performed in film and television works.[1]

Magüi Mira
Born
María Luisa Mira Franco

1944
Valencia, Spain
Occupation(s)Actress, theatre director

Biography

María Luisa Mira Franco was born in 1944 in Valencia.[2] Her younger brother Carles was a filmmaker.[3] She studied medieval history in Valencia.[4] In 1967, she moved together with her first husband José Sanchis Sinisterra to Teruel.[3][5] She moved to Barcelona in 1971,[6] graduating in performing arts from the Institut del Teatre.[4] She earned early recognition in the Spanish theatre scene by playing Molly Bloom in La noche de Molly Bloom, a monologue premiered in 1979 based on the last chapter of Ulysses.[7][8] After a long acting career in theatre, she made her directorial debut with Top Girls, followed by a staging of The Dog in the Manger in 2002.[9]

In 2016, she was recognised with the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.[10]

She is the mother of actress Clara Sanchis.[11]

References
  1. Torres, Rosana (31 March 1993). "Magüi Mira interpreta a 'La señorita Julia'". El País.
  2. "Nuestra socia Magüi Mira, Premio Ercilla 2017". SGAE. 1 February 2017.
  3. Drake, Virginia (7 August 2018). "Magüi Mira: "Una mujer en el poder asusta al hombre, lo hace sentir amenazado"". XLSemanal.
  4. "La actriz Magüi Mira cierra este sábado la Temporada de Teatro de Invierno en El Puerto". Diario de Cádiz. 25 March 2022.
  5. Martín Martín, Francisco (2009). "Historia de una creación colectiva (1967-1975). Cultura en libertad en la prensa y radio franquista turolense". Universo de micromundos. VI Congreso de Historia Local de Aragón (PDF). p. 166. ISBN 978-84-9911-005-9.
  6. "Magüi Mira vuelve a interpretar a Molly Bloom 40 años después, en el teatro Quique San Francisco de Madrid". Urban Beat. 24 January 2022.
  7. Donat, Begoña (23 January 2019). "La nit de Molly Bloom reivindica la sexualidad femenina a los 40". Valencia Plaza.
  8. Torres, Rosana (21 October 1989). "Magüi Mira". El País.
  9. Víllora, Pedro Manuel (23 July 2002). "Magüi Mira dirige «El perro del hortelano»". ABC.
  10. "Magüi Mira y Manuel Borrás logran la Medalla de Oro al Mérito en Bellas Artes". Levante-EMV. 23 December 2016.
  11. Maldonado, Lorena G. (15 March 2017). "Magüi Mira y su hija se preguntan en escena qué pasa cuando el violador es tu padre". El Español.
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