Adriana Barraza
Known for Acting · 65 credits
- Born
- 1956-03-05 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Toluca, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
Biography
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
TV Shows (17)
CSI: Miami
2002
as Carmen Delko
ER
1994
as Dolores Salazar
The Strain
2014
as Guadalupe Elizalde
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
1997
as Self / Adriana Barraza
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Maria Vega
Diary of a Gigolo
2022
as Minou
Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas
1997
as Clara Domínguez
Silvana Sin Lana
2016
as Trini
Vivo Por Elena
1998
as Hilda
Capadocia
2008
as Silvia
Crystal Empire
1994
as Flora
Duenos Del Paraiso
2015
as Irene Medrano
Al otro Lado del Muro
2018
as Carmen Rosales
Estocolmo
2016
La paloma
1995
as Madre Clara
El Gato
as Alma
Koati
2025
as Amaya (voice)
Movies (48)
Thor
2011
as Isabela Alvarez
Blue Beetle
2023
as Nana Reyes
Rambo: Last Blood
2019
as María Beltrán
We Can Be Heroes
2020
as Grandma Moreno
Babel
2006
as Amelia
Amores Perros
2000
as Mama Octavio
My Penguin Friend
2024
as Maria
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
2019
as Abuela Valerie
Drag Me to Hell
2009
as Shaun San Dena
The 33
2015
as Marta
Revolución
2010
as Chayo
Rage
2009
as Anita de Los Angeles
The Snitch Cartel
2011
as La Abuela
Cake
2014
as Silvana
Yefon
2015
as Jillian Parkman
The Follies
2025
as Irene
Runner
2026
as Donna
Burning Palms
2010
as Louisa Alvarez
Henry Poole Is Here
2008
as Esperanza
Wild Horses
2015
as Mrs. Davis
Bingo Hell
2021
as Lupita
Dark Obsession
2023
And Soon the Darkness
2010
as Rosamaria
Koati
2021
as Amaya (voice)
Cut Off
From Prada to Nada
2011
as Aurelia Jimenez
Where the Tracks End
2023
as Georgina
Monica
2023
as Leticia
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007
as Self
Coyote Lake
2019
as Teresa
Mariachi Gringo
2012
as Magdalena
Te Presento a Laura
2010
as Conchita
Dark Blood
2021
as Gloria Vera
Love on a Weekend
2010
as Sofía
The First Night
1998
as Mamá Bruno
Night Has Settled
2014
as Aida
Good Day, Ramon
2013
as Esperanza
Crazy About Work
2018
as Mercedes
The Treasure
2023
as Clemencia Ríos
Cerro Bayo
2011
as Marta
Ley primera
2017
Training Dad
2015
Perros
2016
as Abogada
Bibi
2019
as Licha Mendoza
The Secret of the Jade Medallion
2012
as Cornelia
Hágase tu voluntad
Sucedió en un día
2010
Everything Else
2016
as Doña Flor
About 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… With 65 credits spanning from 1994 to 2026, Adriana Barraza has appeared in 48 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Adriana Barraza Movies
- Thor (2011) — as Isabela Alvarez
- Blue Beetle (2023) — as Nana Reyes
- Rambo: Last Blood (2019) — as María Beltrán
- We Can Be Heroes (2020) — as Grandma Moreno
- Babel (2006) — as Amelia
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