Marivi Bilbao

Born precisely in the city to which her surname honors, on January 21, 1930, María Victoria Bilbao-Goyoaga Álvarez began acting in the theater at a very young age. She used the pseudonym Ángela Valverde, because she feared that her family would find out that she wanted to pursue a career as an actress, a profession that was highly frowned upon at the time.

Dedicated to stage for a long time, she did not make her feature film debut until she was over fifty, in the 80s, with 7 streets , by Juan Ortuoste and Javier Rebollo , where she had a supporting role. “Suddenly, they decided to come to the Basque Country to make films, and although they brought the protagonists from Madrid, they hired us the actors from here for the other roles. I discovered that cinema is what I like to do the most,” recalled the interpreter.

Mariví Bilbao participated in titles such as Akelarre , Eskorpión , El mar es azul or Sálvate si puedes . After taking part in Daniel Calparsoro ‘s first feature , Salto al vacío , she became a fetish actress for the director, who hired her again for Pasajes and A ciegas . She was also the mother of Silvia Munt in Aunque tú no lo sepas , by Juan Vicente Córdoba , a bejeweled neighbor in The Community , by Álex de la Iglesia , inhabitant of the town in El 7º día , by Carlos Saura, an old woman in Do not control . In Maktub , by Paco Arango , it was Puri, a resident of the nursing home with dementia, who believed she was a maiden.

Recognition came to her with the series Aquí no hay quien viva , where she played Marisa, a foul-mouthed old woman, addicted to tobacco and alcohol, who along with the characters Gemma Cuervo and Emma Penella did not stop gossiping about the rest of the residents of the neighborhood. property. When, due to economic issues, the series became La que se avecina , to change Antena 3 to Tele 5, with practically the same team, Bilbao became Izaskun, who was actually a very similar character.

Throughout his career he supported numerous young directors in their beginnings in short films. Thus, she was under the command of Eduardo Chapero-Jackson in Alumbramiento , where she played a dying old woman, and Borja Cobeaga in Éramos pocos , which earned an Oscar nomination, an opportunity that the interpreter took advantage of to attend the ceremony.

Married twice, Mariví Bilbao was the mother of a daughter who is dedicated to decoration. In recent times, she has appeared on television in the advertisements for the “Either recycle or colleja” campaign, in which she lashed out at those who resisted putting the glass in the proper container.