---
name: "Kiti Mánver"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kiti-manver"
fi1m_id: "kiti-manver"
imdb_id: "nm0544330"
tmdb_id: 16975
wikidata_id: "Q449004"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 May 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-01T20:34:51.002881+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."
---

# Kiti Mánver

## Identity

Kiti Mánver

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kiti-manver
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kiti-manver
- **IMDb ID:** nm0544330
- **TMDB ID:** 16975
- **Wikidata ID:** Q449004
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiti_M%C3%A1nver, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449004, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544330/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16975

Actor. Born 11 May 1953 in Antequera, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 May 1953, Antequera, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
- **Active:** 1988–2017
- **Also known as:** María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte, 키티 만베르, Kitty Manver
- **Frequently works with:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://film.one/person/pedro-almodovar.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 2000s 66 (1), 2010s 70 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $46m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiti_M%C3%A1nver, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q449004, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0544330/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16975

## 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), [*Broken Embraces*](https://film.one/film/broken-embraces.md) (66)

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## Biography

Kiti Mánver, born María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte on 11 May 1953 in Antequera, Málaga, Spain, is a Spanish actress. She moved to Madrid at the age of 13 and began her career in the theatre before making her feature film debut in *Chicas de club* (1970). She has appeared in more than 100 films and television productions since 1970.

Mánver is known for her collaborations with Pedro Almodóvar, including roles in *Pepi, Luci, Bom* (1980), *What Have I Done to Deserve This?* (1984), *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988) as Paulina Morales, *The Flower of My Secret* (1995) and *Broken Embraces* (2009). She won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in *Todo por la pasta* (1991). Her television credits include *Money Heist* (2017–2020) as Mariví Fuentes and *Cable Girls* (2017–2020) as Victoria. She has also maintained an active stage career.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Money Heist* (2017), Fi1m 70, as Mariví Fuentes — [page](https://film.one/tv/money-heist.md)
- *Broken Embraces* (2009), Fi1m 66, as Madame Mylene — [page](https://film.one/film/broken-embraces.md)
- *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988), Fi1m 84, as Paulina Morales — [page](https://film.one/film/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown.md)

## Complete filmography (70)

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

- *9 Moons* (2026), as Egla
- *Two Graves* (2025), series, as Isabel
- *Mamacruz* (2023), as Cruz
- *To Spanish Women. María Lejárraga* (2022), as Narradora
- *You Shall Not Lie* (2022), series, as Angela
- *Express* (2022), series, as Ortega
- *One Careful Owner* (2020), as Lola
- *Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City* (2019), Thanks
- *A Remarkable Tale* (2019), as Encarnita
- *Up Among the Stars* (2018), Actor
- *Wounded by the Wind* (2017), Actor
- *Money Heist* (2017), series, as Mariví Fuentes — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/money-heist.md)
- *Cable Girls* (2017), series, as Victoria
- *The Country of Fear* (2016), Actor
- *Six Sisters* (2015), series, as Doña Dolores Loygorri
- *Sidetracked* (2015), as Marisa
- *Velvet* (2014), series, as Consuelo Martín
- *Vive cantando* (2013), series, as Rosario "Charo"
- *Sincerity* (2013), as Charo
- *Fenómenos* (2012), series, as Gloria
- *The Opposite of Love* (2011), as Amparo
- *The Who* (2011), series, as Julia Santamaría
- *With or Without Love* (2010), as Daniela
- *Friend Zone* (2009), as Gloria
- *Broken Embraces* (2009), as Madame Mylene — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/broken-embraces.md)
- *Sunday Light* (2007), as Predestinación Sánchez
- *La que se avecina* (2007), series, as Sonsoles Díaz
- *Take My Eyes* (2003), as Rosa
- *The End of a Mystery* (2003), as Adela
- *Stolen Tangos* (2002), as Valentina
- *Noche de reyes* (2001), as Lucía
- *Cuéntame cómo pasó* (2001), series, as Cecilia Navarro
- *Common Wealth* (2000), as Dolores
- *At Full Gallop* (2000), as Paquita
- *Jara* (2000), as Lagarta
- *A Perfect Couple* (1998), Actor
- *Things I Left in Havana* (1998), as Azucena
- *Los Díaz felices* (1998), as Virtuosa Díaz
- *Brujas* (1996), as Heladera
- *La sal de la vida* (1996), as Consuelo
- *Mouth to Mouth* (1995), as Lucy
- *The Flower of My Secret* (1995), as Manuela
- *The Seducer* (1995), as Aurora
- *All Men Are the Same* (1994), as Esther
- *La reina anónima* (1992), as Profesora
- *Una mujer bajo la lluvia* (1992), as Alicia
- *Todo por la pasta* (1991), as Verónica
- *El crimen del expreso de Andalucía* (1991), as Carmen
- *La mujer infiel* (1990), Actor
- *La seducción del caos* (1990), Actor
- *Brumal* (1988), as Laura
- *Pasodoble* (1988), as Camila
- *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988), as Paulina Morales — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown.md)
- *Goya* (1985), series, Actor
- *Proceso a Mariana Pineda* (1984), series, as La Chispa
- *What Have I Done to Deserve This?* (1984), as Juani
- *Pepi, Luci, Bom* (1980), as Model / Singer
- *Opera Prima* (1980), as Ana
- *The Semester We Loved Kim Novak* (1980), Actor
- *El buscón* (1979), as Ana
- *Historia de S* (1979), as Locutora
- *Folle... Folle... ¡Fólleme Tín!* (1978), Actor
- *Tiempos de constitución* (1978), Actor
- *What's a Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?* (1978), Actor
- *Strawberry, Lemon and Mint* (1978), Actor
- *Curro Jiménez* (1976), series, as Marina
- *El televisor* (1974), as Julita
- *Speak, Silent One* (1973), as La Muda
- *Canticle* (1972), as Elisa Niña
- *The House of Doves* (1972), as Elisa

## Gallery

- ![Kiti Mánver](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-1f262f23118c.jpg) Kiti Mánver — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver_8.jpg/1280px-Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver_8.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kiti Mánver en la rueda de prensa con motivo de su Premio Ciudad del Paraíso en el Festival de Málaga 2020](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-83c3a727fea0.jpg) Kiti Mánver en la rueda de prensa con motivo de su Premio Ciudad del Paraíso en el Festival de Málaga 2020 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver-2.jpg/1280px-Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kiti Mánver en la rueda de prensa con motivo de su Premio Ciudad del Paraíso en el Festival de Málaga 2020](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-a28302a439f5.jpg) Kiti Mánver en la rueda de prensa con motivo de su Premio Ciudad del Paraíso en el Festival de Málaga 2020 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver-3.jpg/1280px-Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver-3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kiti Mánver en la rueda de prensa con motivo de su Premio Ciudad del Paraíso en el Festival de Málaga 2020](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-1b24cf112f0b.jpg) Kiti Mánver en la rueda de prensa con motivo de su Premio Ciudad del Paraíso en el Festival de Málaga 2020 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver-4.jpg/1280px-Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver-4.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kiti Mánver](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-02a2d58d06d4.jpg) Kiti Mánver — Image via TMDB
- ![Kiti Mánver](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-872a58af9ca8.jpg) Kiti Mánver — Image via TMDB
- ![Kiti Mánver](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-a1a08fd8f902.jpg) Kiti Mánver — Image via TMDB
- ![Kiti Mánver en la rueda de prensa de presentación de la película El inconveniente en el Festival de Málaga 2020. Teatro Albéniz](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-c73adcf654b0.jpg) Kiti Mánver en la rueda de prensa de presentación de la película El inconveniente en el Festival de Málaga 2020. Teatro Albéniz — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver-5.jpg/1280px-Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver-5.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kiti Mánver en la sesión fotográfica en el Muelle Uno durante el Festival de Málaga 2020](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-151f21afed62.jpg) Kiti Mánver en la sesión fotográfica en el Muelle Uno durante el Festival de Málaga 2020 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver.jpg/1280px-Festival_de_M%C3%A1laga_2020_-_Kiti_M%C3%A1nver.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kiti Mánver](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-b190a929a9c0.jpg) Kiti Mánver — Image via TMDB
- ![Kiti Mánver](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-eb064040f7c0.jpg) Kiti Mánver — Image via TMDB
- ![Kiti Mánver](https://film.one/media/person/119410/gallery-41595d50b645.jpg) Kiti Mánver — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Carmen Awards 2024: Carmen Awards (won), for *Mamacruz*
- Biznaga de Plata award to best actress 2020: Biznaga de Plata award to best actress (won)

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

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