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Chus Lampreave

Date of birth: 1930-12-11

Place of birth: Madrid, Spain

Known for: Acting

Also known as: María Jesús Lampreave Pérez, 커스 람프리브

Chus Lampreave

Biography

María Jesús Lampreave Pérez (11 December 1930 – 4 April 2016), known as Chus Lampreave, was a Spanish actress. Born in Madrid, she began appearing in films in 1958, but she became internationally known thanks to her roles in films by Pedro Almodóvar, where she played old ladies with maternal or pastoral traits. She died in Almería in 2016 at the age of 85.

Movie Credits

Talk to Her
3.8

Talk to Her

2002-03-15

Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas.

Volver
3.8

Volver

2006-03-17

Raimunda, a working-class woman living in Madrid, is dealing with the aftermath of a fire that kille

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law
3.2

Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law

1998-03-13

A former policeman enlists his nerdy friend to help bust drug traffickers moving heroin through a Ch

Belle Époque
3.3

Belle Époque

1992-12-04

In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed b

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
3.7

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

1988-03-25

Pepa resolves to kill herself with a batch of sleeping-pill-laced gazpacho after her lover leaves he

The Flower of My Secret
3.4

The Flower of My Secret

1995-09-22

Middle-aged romance author Leo writes under a pseudonym, since she despises her own work. At home, h

Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
3.5

Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

1989-01-17

Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a

Say I Do
2.6

Say I Do

2004-01-13

An unlikely couple fake a relationship to win a TV game show prize. Wannabe actress Estrella dreams

Eulalia
2.5

Eulalia

1987-05-05

Matador
3.3

Matador

1986-03-07

A conflicted youth confesses to crimes he didn't commit while a man and woman aroused by death becom

Broken Embraces
3.5

Broken Embraces

2009-03-18

Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 year

What Have I Done to Deserve This?
3.6

What Have I Done to Deserve This?

1984-10-25

A henpecked housewife ekes out a meager existence, surrounded by a host of colorful characters: her

Dark Habits
3.3

Dark Habits

1983-10-03

After her drug pusher boyfriend overdoses on heroin, a cabaret singer finds refuge from the authorit

On Earth as It Is in Heaven
2.8

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

1995-11-03

Matacanes dies and goes to heaven just to discover that it was not as he expected, and everyone ther

Chef's Special
2.8

Chef's Special

2008-04-11

Maxi thinks his life is perfect. He is a famous cook who owns a successful restaurant in Chueca and

Tatuaje
0

Tatuaje

1985-04-10

A short film starring Pedro Almodóvar and Marisa Paredes, parodying a 1940s torch song, the famous S

Casque bleu
2.6

Casque bleu

1994-06-15

Winegrower Patrick Ponsac comes close to ruining his marriage when he has an affair with another wom

National III
3

National III

1982-12-06

In order to solve economic problems, "Leguineche" family decide to move to France with their limited

Year of Enlightment
3

Year of Enlightment

1986-12-05

April, 1940. Manolo, 16 years old, and Jesus, who is just 8, are taken by their older brother Pepe,

Total
3.6

Total

1983-01-01

"Total" opens the trilogy that close "Amanece que no es poco" and "Así en el Cielo como en la Tierra

Long Life Together
3

Long Life Together

1995-01-27

Petra and Matthias are a bad marriage. He works as a janitor at the school of anatomy. Petra has a b

Lulú de noche
1.7

Lulú de noche

1986-02-20

German, a young theater director, tries to organize a theater play about Lulu, a prostitute that was

The Artist and the Model
3

The Artist and the Model

2012-09-28

In occupied France in summer 1943, a world-weary famous sculptor finds the desire to work again with

The Impeccable Sinner
2.3

The Impeccable Sinner

1987-08-13

Honorio Sigüenza is a man in his forties who has always lived under the yoke of his possessive mothe

Wait for Me in Heaven
3.2

Wait for Me in Heaven

1988-01-28

Pepe Soriano plays a Madrid shopkeeper who is kidnapped by henchmen of Franco in this political come

Bajo en nicotina
1.6

Bajo en nicotina

1984-04-25

A film buff can't watch his videos in peace as he is disturbed by his clingy girlfriend and noisy ne

My Dearest Senorita
3.2

My Dearest Senorita

1972-02-17

A woman living in a small town discovers after fifty years that she is actually a man. Will she chan

Miss Caribe
2.6

Miss Caribe

1988-04-13

A woman's father dies in a Central American country and leaves her a bizarre inheritance: a ship whi

The Secret Garden
2.3

The Secret Garden

1984-11-05

A few days ago, Lucia (Assumpta Serna) receives anonymous letters in which he is forced to perform c

A Perfect Couple
0

A Perfect Couple

1998-06-12

Forty-two-year-old Lorenzo finds himself out of work. Through an ad placed in the local newspaper, h

El erótico enmascarado
2.8

El erótico enmascarado

1980-07-21

Manolo (Fernando Esteso) is a porn actor who no longer has any attraction towards women, having beco

El florido pensil
2.8

El florido pensil

2002-03-22

"El Florido Pensil" is a humorous reflection of the education of several generations of Spaniards fr

La vida alegre
2.9

La vida alegre

1987-04-14

Ana starts working as a Doctor in the S.T.I.U. (sexual transmission illnesses unit) at a Hospital. S

Move Over, Mrs. Markham
3

Move Over, Mrs. Markham

1985-12-05

Pablo and Fernando, owners of a children's book publishing company about to go bankrupt, have manage

Robbery at 3 O'clock… and Half
2.4

Robbery at 3 O'clock… and Half

2003-06-14

A German bank buys a small Spanish entity and announces to its employees that it will pre-retire the

The Chosen One
2.9

The Chosen One

1985-09-24

Federico is a cashier in a bank. He is bored with his life. But one day a body falls on his car. The

Torrente 5
2.8

Torrente 5

2014-10-03

Crooked cop Torrente gets out of jail in the year 2018 to find a different Spain from the one he kne

El monosabio
3.4

El monosabio

1977-02-04

Juanito, a peaceful fan of bullfighting, has become picador's assistant to see from the same arena t

Going Down in Morocco
2.9

Going Down in Morocco

1989-04-11

A girl who lives with her dealer cousin and her policeman boyfriend who is a policeman regularly tra

El rollo de septiembre
1.3

El rollo de septiembre

1985-02-28

It is the disastrous grades at the end of the school year that make several students from different

Epilogue
2.4

Epilogue

1984-01-20

The film tells the story of two writers in love with the same woman. For years, they have worked tog

The National Shotgun
3.4

The National Shotgun

1978-09-14

A catalan manufacturer of intercoms travels to Madrid, accompanied by his mistress, to attend a hunt

The Executioner
3.8

The Executioner

1963-08-31

An undertaker gets married to an old executioner's daughter and, although he doesn't like it, must c

Me, the President
0

Me, the President

2015-03-13

Spain's recent election have alarmed europe. It's the second time blank votes win, plunging the coun

Mátame mucho
0

Mátame mucho

1998-02-06

La Lola... dicen que no vive sola
1

La Lola... dicen que no vive sola

1970-11-03

A prostitute promises to the Virgin Mary not to practice her trade for a year if she heals her sick

The Wheelchair
3.4

The Wheelchair

1960-11-03

Don Anselmo, a retired old man, decides to buy a motorized disabled stroller since all his pensioner

The Love of Captain Brando
2.5

The Love of Captain Brando

1974-11-28

During the last years of Franco's dictatorship, Fernando, an old republican exile, returns to his ho

Cuentos para una escapada
0

Cuentos para una escapada

1981-07-27

With the help of drawings and comic strips. brings together short films, on children's themes, in wh

Al fin solos, pero...
2.8

Al fin solos, pero...

1976-01-01

Streetcar for Sale
3.5

Streetcar for Sale

1959-10-11

This excellent short film written by the magnificent filmmaker duo of Luis García Berlanga and scree

The Little Apartment
3.3

The Little Apartment

1959-06-15

Rodolfo and Petrita each live in separate quarters in dilapidated Madrid, while looking to have a li

Moors and Christians
2.9

Moors and Christians

1987-10-28

A peculiar family, which owns a nougat factory, decides to set out on a trip to Madrid in order to a

Everyone Off to Jail
3.1

Everyone Off to Jail

1993-12-22

A prison in Valencia hosts an event recognizing political prisoners jailed during Franco’s reign. Th

And They Lived Happily Ever After
2.5

And They Lived Happily Ever After

1976-11-16

Manoli and Fernando, a couple of communist ideas, want to live their love freely, fleeing from any b

Supernova
1.6

Supernova

1993-02-26

Count Nado, is in love with Fénix, an intergalactic singer. Unable to achieve it with traditional me

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
3

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella

2001-03-30

For this second film in the cult comedy series Torrente takes our fat police officer from Madrid to

El bengador gusticiero y su pastelera madre
2

El bengador gusticiero y su pastelera madre

1977-03-07

La becerrada
0

La becerrada

1963-05-27

San Ginés de la Sierra is a small village lost in the mountains in southern Spain. It is known throu

National Heritage
3.5

National Heritage

1981-03-26

After the death of General Franco, the Leguineche family leaves their estate of Los Tejadillos, wher

Nunca es tarde
2.5

Nunca es tarde

1977-12-11

Antonio and Teresa are a couple who live in a flat in San Sebastian. Ursula Michelena, an elderly wo

Les Combinards
2.4

Les Combinards

1966-02-02

Léo and Claude, two penniless friends turned con artists, answer matrimonial classified ads to trap

La mujer inesperada
0

La mujer inesperada

1990-03-23

A man wakes up in a train to Malaga. A mysterious woman helps him get in time to his marriage, which

Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!
3.4

Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!

2005-10-06

Abandoned by her husband, a woman takes to the streets in search of money to feed her children. (Pro

I'm the One You're Looking For
0

I'm the One You're Looking For

1989-08-15

Natalia, a fashion model, is assaulted by a man one night, when she is returning from work. She deci

La última cena... del 88
0

La última cena... del 88

1988-12-31