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1955-09-21 · Concorán, San Luis, Argentina · Female

15 series in the catalog

Mercedes Beatriz Morán (Latin American Spanish: [meɾˈseðes moˈɾan]; born 1955) is an Argentine actress, known for her role in the television miniseries Culpables.

Early life and career

Morán was born in Concarán, San Luis Province in 1955. Her mother was an "ultra-Catholic" rural teacher. She took three years of a degree in sociology, but dropped out during the last civil-military dictatorship, joining an acting workshop along with Lito Cruz.

Morán has worked in several TV programs, such as Donde pueda quererte, Rosa de lejos, Por siempre amigos, Gasoleros, Culpables, Tiempo final, Mujeres asesinas, Amas de casa desesperadas, El hombre de tu vida, En terapia and La celebración. She worked on stage in plays such as El efecto de los rayos gamma, Locos de contentos, Humores que matan, Monólogos de la vagina, Pequeños crímenes conyugales, Agosto, Buena gente and La brisa de la vida. She worked in films such as Mirha de Liniers a Estambul, El Sur, La Ciénaga, Whisky Romeo Zulu, Luna de Avellaneda, The Motorcycle Diaries, Cordero de Dios, La ronda, Los Marziano and Betibú.

She was the lead actress of Culpables in 2001, which was awarded the Golden Martín Fierro Award. That year she was nominated as the best lead actress in miniseries, but did not receive the award. She had a cameo appearance in Graduados in 2012, which starred her daughter Mercedes Scápola. She played the mother of Scápola's character, the housekeeper "Clarita". Both of them work as regular actresses in the 2014 telenovela Guapas. She also had a scene with the actor Juan Leyrado, with subtle references to the 1998 telenovela Gasoleros. Both of them were the lead actors in it.

Personal life

She married at 17 and with the disapproval of her parents. Mercedes Morán has three daughters. Mercedes Scápola and María Scápola

from her first marriage with Oscar Scápola. Manuela has a daughter with the actor Oscar Martínez with whom she had a long relationship and she divorced in 2000.

Awards and nominations

Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Supporting Actress, for La Ciénaga; 2002 (nom).

Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Actress, for Luna de Avellaneda; 2005 (nom).

Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Actress, for Betibú; 2015 (nom).

Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Actress, for Familia Sumergida; 2019 (won).

Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Supporting Actress, for El Ángel; 2019 (nom).

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Best Actress, for Sueño Florianópolis; 2018 (won).

Mercedes Morán at Cinenacional.com (in Spanish) (archive)