Adriana Barraza was born on March 3, 1956 in Toluca, Estado de Mexico. She is a Mexican film and television actress and director, who has been nominated for Golden Globe, SAG, Broadcast Film Critics Association and Academy Awards.

She is a reputed acting coach and director in her native Mexico. In 2000, she appeared in Alejandro González Iñárritu's critically acclaimed Amores Perros.

Adriana also starred alongside Brad Pitt in Oscar’s drama Babel (2007). Barraza's tough, complex performance as an illegal immigrant nanny forced to take care of two American children in the desert earned her several accolades, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

She is best known as a veteran actress of Televisa telenovelas.

Filmography

• Henry Poole Is Here (2008)
• Azucena, 375 días (2008)
• Don't Let Me Drown (2007)
• Babel (2006)
• "Clase 406" (3 episodes, 2003)
• "Mujer, casos de la vida real" (5 episodes, 1995-2003)
• Amores perros (2000)
• "Locura de amor" (2000)
• Paloma de Marsella, La (1999)
• Segunda noche, La (1999)
• Primera noche, La (1998)
• "Alguna vez tendremos alas" (1997)
• "Culpa, La" (1996)
• "Bajo un mismo rostro" (1995)
• "Imperio de cristal" (1995)
• "Paloma, La" (1995)
• Cosas simples, Las (1993)

Awards

• San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Supporting Actress "Babel" 2007