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