Mercedes Sampietro
Biography
Mercedes Sampietro Marro was born on January 24, 1947, in Barcelona and began her career as a stage actress in 1970. She made her film debut in Jaime Chávarri's To an Unknown God in 1977 and won the award for Best Actress at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival in 1981 for her role in Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven. Sampietro also won a Goya Award for Best Actress for her 2002 film Common Ground.