Cast & creator
Adriana Barraza
Best known for CSI: Miami, ER, The Strain
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.
Also known as: Adriana Barraza González
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film credits
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television credits
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1994–2026 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (71)
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CSI: Miami
Carmen Delko
2002
ER
Dolores Salazar
1994
The Strain
Guadalupe Elizalde
2014
Thor
Isabela Alvarez
2011
Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
Self
1997Conversando con Cristina Pacheco
Adriana Barraza
1997
Blue Beetle
Nana Reyes
2023
Cómplices Al Rescate
Director
2002
Amores Perros
Mama Octavio
2000
Alguna Vez Tendremos Alas
Clara Domínguez
1997
Rambo: Last Blood
María Beltrán
2019
Dora and the Lost City of Gold
Abuela Valerie
2019
Adventures in Time
Director
2001
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Maria Vega
2020Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Action Director
2020
Vivo Por Elena
Hilda
1998
Drag Me to Hell
Shaun San Dena
2009
We Can Be Heroes
Grandma Moreno
2020
Locura de Amor
Director
2000
Silvana Sin Lana
Trini
2016
Babel
Amelia
2006
Diary of a Gigolo
Minou
2022
Unforgettable
Director
1999
Duenos Del Paraiso
Irene Medrano
2015
Capadocia
Silvia
2008
Al otro Lado del Muro
Carmen Rosales
2018
My Penguin Friend
Maria
2024
Crystal Empire
Flora
1994
Cake
Silvana
2014
The 33
Marta
2015
And Soon the Darkness
Rosamaria
2010La paloma
Madre Clara
1995
From Prada to Nada
Aurelia Jimenez
2011
Henry Poole Is Here
Esperanza
2008
Estocolmo
2016
Koati
Amaya (voice)
2021
Where the Tracks End
Georgina
2023
Una Familia Complicada
Telma Orozco de Navarro
2026
Burning Palms
Louisa Alvarez
2010
Koati
Amaya (voice)
2025
The Snitch Cartel
La Abuela
2011
Wild Horses
Mrs. Davis
2015
Te Presento a Laura
Conchita
2010
The Follies
Irene
2025Cut Off
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
Self
2007
Dark Obsession
2023
Coyote Lake
Teresa
2019
Yefon
Jillian Parkman
2015
Dark Blood
Gloria Vera
2021
Bingo Hell
Lupita
2021
Ley primera
2017
Training Dad
2015
Crazy About Work
Mercedes
2018
Bibi
Licha Mendoza
2019
Good Day, Ramon
Esperanza
2013El Gato
Alma
Monica
Leticia
2023
The Secret of the Jade Medallion
Cornelia
2012
Sucedió en un día
2010
Rage
Anita de Los Angeles
2009
Night Has Settled
Aida
2014
Everything Else
Doña Flor
2016
Love on a Weekend
Sofía
2010Hágase tu voluntad
Mariachi Gringo
Magdalena
2012
Revolución
Chayo
2010
Perros
Abogada
2016
The First Night
Mamá Bruno
1998
The Treasure
Clemencia Ríos
2023
Cerro Bayo
Marta
2011