Mercedes Beatriz Morán (; 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.
Filmography Television Year Title Character Channel Notes 1980Donde pueda quererteCanal 111980-1981Rosa... de lejosPaola Carbó AlvearTV Pública1987Por siempre amigosAndrea Telefe1990AtreverseMercedes Telefe1994La marca del deseoTelefe1996De poeta y de loco Luciana Canal 131997Señoras y señores Carla TV Pública1998-1999GasolerosRoxana "Roxi" PressutiCanal 132001CulpablesChechu Canal 132002Tiempo finalRaquel TelefeEpisode: "Los ladrones"2002InfielesPaula TelefeEpisode: "El día del aniversario"2005Conflictos en red Silvia MasseyTelefeEpisode: "Loop"2005Mujeres asesinasGraciela Hammer Canal 13Episode: "Graciela, incendiaria"2006Amas de casa desesperadasLía SalgariCanal 132008Socias Inés Asturias Canal 132011-2012El hombre de tu vidaGloria Pinotti Telefe2012GraduadosDolores "Dolly" López Telefe2012Amores de historia Clelia Luro Canal 9 Episode: "Clelia y Jerónimo"2013En terapia Andrea Mendel TV Pública2014La celebraciónLolaTelefeEpisode: "Aniversario"2014-2015GuapasMónica DuarteCanal 13 2015La casa Paula/Verónica Clausen TV Pública2021Maradona: Blessed DreamDalma Salvadora "Doña Tota" Franco Amazon Prime Video2021El reinoElena Vázquez PenaNetflix2022Yosi, the Regretful SpyMónica RaposoAmazon Prime Video 2026 My Sad Dead Ema Netflix 4 episodes
Theater Year Title Director Theater1983-1984El efecto de los rayos gammaCarlos Rivas1985-1986Una Margarita llamada MercedesOmar Grasso 1987-1988El último de los amantes ardientesLuis Agustoni1989-1990El protagonista ante el espejo1991Locos de contentosCarlos Rivas1992Jake's WomenAlberto Ure 1994Ángeles perdidosCarlos Rivas1995Cristales rotosCarlos Rivas1997Humores que matanOscar Martínez2001Monólogos de la vaginaLía Jelín2004-2005Pequeños crímenes conyugalesRubén SzuchmacherPaseo La Plaza 2009Agosto: Condado de OsageClaudio TolcachirTeatro Lola Membrives2010Amor, dolor y qué me pongoMercedes MoránTeatro Tabarís2012Buena GenteClaudio TolcachirTeatro Liceo 2012La brisa de la vida Jorge AzurmendiCasa del Teatro Regina2016¡Ay, amor divino!Claudio TolcachirTeatro Maipo
Movies Year Movie Character Director 1987Mirta, de Liniers a EstambulJorge Coscia and Guillermo Saura1989Nunca estuve en VienaEugeniaAntonio Larreta1995De amor y de sombraMaría Elena Betty Kaplan2001La CiénagaTaliLucrecia Martel2004Whisky Romeo Zulu MarcelaEnrique Piñeyro2004The Holy GirlHelenaLucrecia Martel2004Moon of AvellanedaGraciela FernándezJuan José Campanella2004The Motorcycle Diaries Celia de la SernaWalter Salles2004Próxima salidaSusana de VelmarNicolás Tuozzo2006RemakeCarol2006Cara de queso -mi primer ghetto-LilíAriel Winograd2008La rondaMónicaInés Braun2008Lamb of GodTeresaLucía Cedrón2008Un novio para mi mujerBlanca's voiceJuan Taratuto2011Los MarzianoNenaAna Katz2011OlympiaThe Director Leo Damario2014BetibúNurit Iscar/BetibúMiguel Cohan2015Chiamatemi Francesco Esther BallestrinoDaniele Luchetti2016Artax: Un nuevo ComienzoMarianaDiego Corsini2016Neruda Delia del CarrilPablo Larraín2017MaracaiboCristinaMiguel Ángel Rocca2018El AngelAna María PeraltaLuis Ortega2018Sueño FlorianópolisLucreciaAna Katz2018El amor menos pensadoAnaJuan Vera2018La familia sumergidaMarcelaMaría Alché2019SpiderInésAndrés Wood2020Reina salvajeCarlotaMartín Lucchesi2023 Empieza el baile Margarita Marina Seresesky2023 Elena sabe Elena Anahí Berneri
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).
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