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name: "Julieta Serrano"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/julieta-serrano"
fi1m_id: "julieta-serrano"
imdb_id: "nm0785565"
tmdb_id: 25257
wikidata_id: "Q435308"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 January 1933"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-03T02:12:11.257690+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Julieta Serrano

## Identity

Julieta Serrano

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/julieta-serrano
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** julieta-serrano
- **IMDb ID:** nm0785565
- **TMDB ID:** 25257
- **Wikidata ID:** Q435308
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julieta_Serrano, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435308, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785565/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25257

Actor. Born 21 January 1933 in Barcellona, Spagna.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 January 1933, Barcellona, Spagna
- **Active:** 1988–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 3 acting, 1 other
- **Frequently works with:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://film.one/person/pedro-almodovar.md), [Agustín Almodóvar](https://film.one/person/agustin-almodovar.md), [Antonio Banderas](https://film.one/person/antonio-banderas.md), [Rossy de Palma](https://film.one/person/rossy-de-palma.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 83 (1), 1980s 84 (1), 2010s 84 (1), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 83 to 82 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $75m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julieta_Serrano, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q435308, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785565/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/25257

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown*](https://film.one/film/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown.md) (84)

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## Fi1m on Julieta Serrano

> Julieta Serrano brings complications to Pedro Almodóvar’s mothers and authority figures. We especially value her in his ensembles, where she can make the trouble more entertaining without insisting on being the centre of it.

In *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988), Julieta Serrano’s Lucía adds another source of trouble to a farce already crowded with it. Carmen Maura’s Pepa is the practical centre, and Serrano belongs to the agitation around her. We like that she contributes to the comedy without displacing the woman who holds it together. Her value here is in the company, alongside Antonio Banderas as Carlos and María Barranco as Candela. The film needs those competing demands, even if the plot occasionally supplies one too many.

Isabelita in *Mi querida señorita* (1972) was an earlier breakthrough, but the recurring mothers and authority figures in Almodóvar’s films give us a clearer way into her work. In *Dark Habits* (1983) she plays an unconventional Mother Superior; in *Matador* (1986), Berta is another of her maternal roles. These parts allow room for eccentricity and repression, rather than requiring the older woman to be a reassuring presence.

The ensemble in *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* also depends on José Salcedo’s editing, which keeps the scattered action from breaking into separate episodes. Serrano’s contribution benefits from that speed: Lucía remains part of the mounting difficulty, rather than a diversion from it. We laughed at the pressure building around Maura, with Serrano helping to make another complication feel both funny and unwelcome. Bernardo Bonezzi’s music supports the bustle without insisting that we notice it. Credit for the comic rhythm still belongs chiefly to Maura, and admiring Serrano need not mean pretending otherwise.

Her older Jacinta in *Pain and Glory* (2019) offers a later example of the emotional depth she can bring to a maternal role. The caveat with such a long association is that familiar casting can encourage us to remember earlier films rather than attend to the character in front of us. For an introduction, start with *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* and its busy company; allow for rather more plot than anyone strictly requires.

## Biography

Julieta Serrano is a Spanish actress known for her work in theatre and cinema. Her career began in the 1950s with amateur theatre in Barcelona before she joined professional companies and appeared in films from the mid-1960s onwards.

She has collaborated frequently with director Pedro Almodóvar, playing Lucía in *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988) and Old Jacinta in *Pain and Glory* (2019). Other notable film roles include appearances in *Matador* (1986), *Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!* (1990) and *Parallel Mothers* (2021).

Serrano has received several awards, including the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for *Pain and Glory* and the Premio Nacional de Teatro in 2018.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, es.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (3) — the average rests on these

- *Parallel Mothers* (2021), Fi1m 82, as Brígida — [page](https://film.one/film/parallel-mothers.md)
- *Pain and Glory* (2019), Fi1m 84, as Old Jacinta — [page](https://film.one/film/pain-and-glory.md)
- *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988), Fi1m 84, as Lucía — [page](https://film.one/film/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Cria!* (1976), Fi1m 83, as Ana (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/cria.md)

## Complete filmography (78)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *My Dearest Señorita* (2026), as Isabelita (uncredited)
- *A Private Affair* (2022), series, as Chusa
- *Fish Bones* (2021), as Lourdes
- *Parallel Mothers* (2021), as Brígida — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/parallel-mothers.md)
- *Caronte* (2020), series, as Madre de Caronte
- *Pain and Glory* (2019), as Old Jacinta — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/pain-and-glory.md)
- *The House of Bernarda Alba* (2018), as María Josefa
- *The Warning* (2018), as Asunción
- *Undetectables* (2017), series, Actor
- *Alto riesgo* (2017), Actor
- *A Stroke of Luck* (2016), as Petra
- *Algo que celebrar* (2015), series, as María Crespo
- *La última isla* (2013), as Belinda
- *Ojos que no duermen* (2012), Actor
- *Historias robadas* (2012), series, as Charo
- *Operation Casablanca* (2011), as Mrs Rueda
- *A Thousand Fools* (2011), Actor
- *A Tram in SP* (2008), as María
- *¿Y a mí quién me cuida?* (2007), as Ana
- *A Love to Keep* (2006), as Carmela
- *The Violet Look* (2004), as Madre Violeta
- *A medias* (2002), series, as Gloria
- *Burn with Me* (2002), Actor
- *Sagitario* (2001), as Andrónica
- *Women* (2000), as Magdalena
- *By My Side Again* (1999), as Tía Rafaela
- *Caresses* (1998), as Dona gran
- *La moños* (1997), as La Moños
- *A Body in the Woods* (1996), as Marieta
- *Alma gitana* (1996), as Pilar
- *Continuum* (1994), Actor
- *La febre d'or* (1993), as Paula Balenyà
- *The Bilingual Lover* (1993), as Madre de Juan
- *Quico* (1992), series, as Filo
- *Pink Sauce* (1992), as Mariluz
- *Las Chicas de Hoy en Día* (1991), series, as Chus
- *Ho sap el ministre?* (1991), as Carmen
- *Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!* (1990), as Alma
- *La última cena... del 88* (1988), as Julieta
- *Gatos en el Tejado* (1988), series, as Libertad
- *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988), as Lucía — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown.md)
- *Material urbà* (1987), as Mare
- *The Impeccable Sinner* (1987), as María
- *Matador* (1986), as Berta
- *Tata Mía* (1986), as Magda
- *Star Knight* (1985), as Dama de compañía
- *Un genio en apuros* (1983), as Julia
- *Dark Habits* (1983), as Abadesa Julia
- *El despertar a quien duerme* (1981), as Estela
- *The Minister's Wife* (1981), as Angelina
- *Cuentos para una escapada* (1981), Actor
- *Cervantes* (1981), series, as Andrea Cervantes
- *Pepi, Luci, Bom* (1980), as Woman Dressed as Scarlett O'Hara
- *Erotic Stories* (1980), as Gloria (segment "La tilita")
- *Yo qué sé* (1980), Actor
- *La familia bien, gracias* (1979), as Carlota
- *Soldados* (1978), as Librera
- *Let's Go, Barbara* (1978), as Paula
- *Battered Flesh* (1978), as Mercedes
- *In Memoriam* (1977), Actor
- *Cria!* (1976), as Ana (voice) (uncredited) — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/cria.md)
- *The Love of Captain Brando* (1974), as María Rosa
- *Life Size* (1974), as Nicole
- *Vera, a Cruel Tale* (1974), as María
- *Cousin Angelica* (1974), as Monja
- *Tres eran tres* (1972), series, as Paloma Echevarría
- *My Dearest Senorita* (1972), as Isabelita
- *Abismo* (1972), Actor
- *Man in Hiding* (1971), as Clara
- *Tirarse al monte* (1971), Actor
- *Laia* (1970), Actor
- *El fuego* (1970), Actor
- *Christopher Colombus* (1968), series, Actor
- *40 grados a la sombra* (1967), as Dorotea
- *Crónica de nueve meses* (1967), as Luisa
- *Tomorrow Is Another Day* (1967), as Aspirante a actriz (uncredited)
- *Snakes and Ladders* (1965), as Compañera de Ángela
- *Zumo*, as La mujer

## Gallery

- ![Julieta Serrano Premio Corral de Comedias en el Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico de Almagro fotografiado por el fotógrafo Pablo Lorente (2021)](https://film.one/media/person/119407/gallery-30da41ca5d35.jpg) Julieta Serrano Premio Corral de Comedias en el Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico de Almagro fotografiado por el fotógrafo Pablo Lorente (2021) — Festival Internacional de  Teatro Clásico de Almagro, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Julieta_Serrano_2021.jpg/1280px-Julieta_Serrano_2021.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano, Loles León y Marisa Paredes en la alfombra roja de los Premios Goya celebrados en Sevilla en Febrero 2019](https://film.one/media/person/119407/gallery-ba89aeaa3b9c.jpg) Rossy de Palma, Julieta Serrano, Loles León y Marisa Paredes en la alfombra roja de los Premios Goya celebrados en Sevilla en Febrero 2019 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Premios_Goya_2019_-_Cuatro_actrices.jpg/1280px-Premios_Goya_2019_-_Cuatro_actrices.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Julieta Serrano en la alfombra roja de los Premios Goya celebrados en Sevilla en Febrero 2019](https://film.one/media/person/119407/gallery-6649df77db4d.jpg) Julieta Serrano en la alfombra roja de los Premios Goya celebrados en Sevilla en Febrero 2019 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Premios_Goya_2019_-_Julieta_Serrano.jpg/1280px-Premios_Goya_2019_-_Julieta_Serrano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Julieta Serrano](https://film.one/media/person/119407/gallery-040dbb96ac47.jpg) Julieta Serrano — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Premios_Goya_2019_-_Julieta_Serrano_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Foto familia de los premiados en la 34 edición de los Premios Goya (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/119407/gallery-b74b33dbc13e.jpg) Foto familia de los premiados en la 34 edición de los Premios Goya (2020) — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Premios_Goya_2020_-_Foto_de_grupo_de_premiados.jpg/1280px-Premios_Goya_2020_-_Foto_de_grupo_de_premiados.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 8 won, 1 nominated

- Saint George's Cross 2023: Saint George's Cross (won)
- Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress 2020: Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress (won)
- Premio Feroz for Best Supporting Actress 2020: Premio Feroz for Best Supporting Actress (won)
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film 2019: European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film (nominated), for *Pain and Glory*
- Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts 2019: Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts (won)
- National Theater Prize 2018: National Theater Prize (won)
- Miquel Porter Gaudí Honorary Award 2014: Miquel Porter Gaudí Honorary Award (won)
- FAD Sebastià Gasch Award 2006: FAD Sebastià Gasch Award (won)
- Margarida Xirgu Memorial Prize 1999: Margarida Xirgu Memorial Prize (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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