María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte (born 11 May 1953), better known as Kiti Mánver, is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than 100 films and television shows since 1970.
Biography María Isabel Ana Mantecón Vernalte was born in Antequera on 11 May 1953. She spent her early childhood in between Málaga and Melilla, moving to Madrid at age 13. She made her feature film debut in (1970), playing a girl version of the character Elisa who is raped by her godfather. She then featured in the 1973 film Habla, mudita.
Her performance in the crime thriller Anything for Bread (1991) won her the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress. In the film, she portrayed a refined, cultured nursing home director who forms a tandem with a porn actress to recover the cache from a bingo robbery.
In 2015, she came to the London stage to play the lead role in Las heridas del viento, a play by Juan Carlos Rubio, as part of the 3rd Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón).
Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Elisa Feature film debut Habla, mudita Ópera prima (Opera Prima) Ana ¿Qué he hecho yo para merecer esto? (What Have I Done to Deserve This?) Juani Luna de lobos (Wolves' Moon) María Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown) Paulina Morales Pasodoble Camila Todo por la pasta (Anything for Bread) Verónica Una mujer bajo la lluvia (A Woman in the Rain) Alicia La reina anónima (The Anonymous Queen) Profesora Todos los hombres sois iguales (All Men Are the Same) Esther La flor de mi secreto (The Flower of My Secret) Manuela El seductor Aurora Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth) Lucy La sal de la vida Consuelo Brujas Cosas que dejé en La Habana (Things I Left in Havana) Azucena No se puede tener todo Nely Una pareja perfecta (A Perfect Couple) Anita La comunidad (Common Wealth) Dolores El caballero Don Quijote (Don Quixote, Knight Errant) Ama La luz prodigiosa (The End of a Mystery) Adela Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes) Rosa Luz de domingo (Sunday Light) Doña Predes Pagafantas (Friend Zone) Gloria Una hora más en Canarias (With or Without Love) Daniela Lo contrario al amor (The Opposite of Love) María Amparo El inconveniente (One Careful Owner) Lola Mamacruz Cruz
Television Gran Hotel (2011) Cable Girls (2017) Money Heist (2017) Two Graves (2025)
Accolades
Year Award Category Work Result 6th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actress Anything for Bread 1st Málaga Film Festival Best Actress A Perfect Couple 12th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Stage Actress in a Leading Role El matrimonio de Boston 26th Forqué Awards Best Film Actress One Careful Owner 8th Feroz Awards Best Actress in a Film Best Actress 35th Goya Awards Best Actress 11th Feroz Awards Best Actress in a Film Mamacruz 3rd Carmen Awards Best Actress Best Stage Actress in a Secondary Role Música para Hitler
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