Farewell to Chus Lampreave, the almodovariana odd – Ambito.com

Chus Lampreave , famous for having starred in such films Pedro Almodóvar and Luis Garcia Berlanga , although came with a long career from his youth, died yesterday at age 85 in Almeria, where he was accompanied by his son, according to the Film Academy of Spain. Born in Madrid as Maria Jesus Lampreave Pérez on December 11, 1930, Chus was rated as “secondary luxury” by several directors. His natural grace immediately conquered the audience. After completing high school, he joined his love of painting the race of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, and contact friends made her film debut with “The Little Apartment” (1959) shot in Spain by Italian Marco Ferreri , written by Rafael Azcona , next to Jose Luis Lopez Vazquez.

in 1960, too with Ferreri and Azcona shot “stroller” , where was the graceful bride Lopez Vazquez , and in 1963 debuted as Maria Jesus Lampreave orders Luis Garcia Berlanga in co-production with Italy “the executioner” , next to Nino Manfredi and the odd José Isbert . He also performed with Berlanga in the trilogy “The National Shotgun” (1978) “national heritage” (1981) and “National III “ (1982), as in ” Moors and Christians “ (1987) and ” All to jail “ (1993).

However, who gave him worldwide fame was Pedro Almodóvar , making it one of her “girls” more features, in films like “dark Habits” (1983 ), “What have I done to deserve this?” (1984) “Matador” (1986) “Women on the edge of a nervous Breakdown “ (1988) ” The flower of my secret “ (1995) ” Talk to her “ (2002) ” Back “ (2006) and “broken embraces” (2009).

“I dreamed of working with her if he ever managed to direct a movie” , wrote yesterday Almodóvar in the Spanish press. “I called for ‘Pepi, Luci, Bom’ and kindly said I could not. I went back to call it two years later for ‘ labyrinth of passion ‘and, despite his refusal, I kept calling for him to play one of the nuns’ dark Habits’ was when we met personally. At my insistence, and there was immediate chemistry between us, Chus accepted, after explaining that it was not an actress and preferred a short paper. About the script, his was not extensive but grew huge at the time Chus came into contact with him. Half of the character is improvised at the last moment “.

” With few actors have felt much mutuality and I had so much fun, “he continued.” From the first moment we feel that we belonged to the same family. Chus made me feel capable of anything, had the ability to convert any mine extravagance in a natural, fun, simple, pure; overflowing humanity and innocence. Was the actress who best interpreted the characters inspired by my mother and belonged to the lineage of the great supporting actors, those without whom the Spanish cinema would not exist “.

also worked with other important directors: Jaime de Armiñán ( “My dear Miss” , 1972, and “the love of captain Brando” , 1974), Jose Luis Garcia Sanchez ( ” red bunting “, 1976), Jaime Chavarri (” Stories for a getaway “, 1981), Fernando Trueba (” Be unfaithful and do not look with whom “ , 1985), “year of Enlightment” (1986) “Belle epoque” (1992), and “the artist and the model” (2012) Emilio Gutiérrez Lazarus ( “Lulu night” , 1986), Antonio Mercero ( “Wait for me in heaven” , 1988, next to Pepe Soriano , which played a lookalike of Generalissimo Franco ). And with Santiago Segura participated in “Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley” (1998) “Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella” (2001), and “Torrente V: Mission Eurovegas” (2004).