Marta May, born María Jesús Mayor Ávila (14 June 1939) is a Spanish actress.

Marta May
Marta May in Eyeball (1975)
Born
María Jesús Mayor Ávila

(1939-06-14) 14 June 1939 (age 85)
OccupationActress

In 1968, she was awarded by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos for best actress in La piel quemada.[1][2]

In 1975, Esteban Durán directed Algo de ti en el arcoiris at the Teatro Don Juan in Barcelona, and it starred Alejandro Ulloa, Marta May, and Eduardo Criado.[3]

In 2010s, she made paintings about great women in the 20th century and jazz artists.[4]

Filmography

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Film

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  • Twins from Texas (1964) as Betty
  • Doomed Fort (1964) as Mary
  • The Texican (1966) as Elena
  • Seven Pistols for a Gringo (1966) as Lily
  • La mujer del desierto (1966)
  • El primer cuartel (1967) as Asunción
  • La piel quemada (1967) as Juana
  • La respuesta (1969) as Renata
  • Twenty Paces to Death (1970)
  • Cabezas cortadas (1970) as Soledad
  • Metamorfosis (1970)
  • La mujer celosa (1970) as Sofía Durán
  • Presagio (1970) as Carla
  • Pulsus (1970, Short)
  • Pastel de sangre (1971) as Vampira (segment "Terror entre cristianos")
  • Las piernas de la serpiente (1972) as Blanca
  • Horror Story (1972) as Katia
  • Eyeball (1975) as Alma Burton
  • Metralleta 'Stein' (1975) as Margarita
  • La ciutat cremada (1976) as Desarrapada
  • El avispero (1976)
  • La ràbia (1978) as Professora de ciències
  • Companys, procés a Catalunya (1979) as Carme Ballester
  • Cara quemada (1980)
  • El vicari d'Olot (1981) as Senyora Maria
  • Putapela (1991)
  • Puny clos (1982, Short)
  • Pa d'àngel (1984)
  • Un, dos, tres... ensaïmades i res més (1985) as Vídua Leclero
  • Phoenix the Warrior (1988) as Prostitute
  • The Ages of Lulu (1990) as Madre de Lulú
  • La cruz de Iberia (1990) as Condesa

TV Series

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  • Un encargo original (1983, Episode: "El arte de mirar")
  • La comedia (1983, Episode: "Sólo para hombres") as Valentina

References

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  1. ^ "Premios del CEC a la producción española de 1968". Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (in Spanish). 1968. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ^ Schwartz, Ronald (5 September 2008). Great Spanish Films Since 1950. Scarecrow Press. p. 261. ISBN 9781461696612.
  3. ^ Torres Nebrera, Gregorio (2006). García Ruiz, Víctor (ed.). Historia y antología del teatro español de posguerra (1940-1975). Editorial Fundamentos. p. 77. ISBN 9788424509965.
  4. ^ Pascual Mayo, Nuria (12 May 2015). "Retratos obra de Marta Mayen la sala Alfonsa de la Torre". Escuellar (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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