Marisa Paredes is the muse of independent cinema in Spanish and indelible Almodovarian icon. The 77-year-old returns to the screens with a role in the last chapters of Vestidas de azul (Atresplayer), a Javis production.
“I went into depression about four years ago,” she announces, pacing the living room in baggy black clothes, sneakers, and a red cashmere scarf, her favorite color. She regrets having had to turn down a role for Yorgos Lanthimos, now up for an Oscar for Poor Creatures.