Amarilys Núñez Barrios

One of the most popular actresses in Cuba, she has successfully developed her career in both film and theater, putting her acting presence into practice.

She was born in La Habana. Daughter of the prestigious lyric singer María Eugenia Barrios. She studied classical ballet at the "Alejo Carpentier" school where she graduated from the elementary level.

After graduating from ballet school, she began her work as an actress on TV alongside great stars such as Antonio Vásquez Gallo, Consuelito Vidal and Rosa Fornés.

After one more year of ballet studies, she remained away from the artistic world until 1990 when she entered the Higher Institute of Art (ISA) in La Habana, having the great Vicente Revuelta as her teacher, where she graduated as an actress in 1995.

Within ISA she was part of "La Colmena," a group formed by students from all artistic disciplines and which, under the direction of Carlos Alberto Cremata, brought art through Mountain Brigades to remote places in our towns.

In theater
Yermna Dir. José Martínez
The balconies of Madrid Dir. Carlos A. Cremata
Bululú and half Dir. Carlos A. Cremata
A Midsummer Night's Dream Dir. Carlos A. Cremata
Fable of a wax country Dir. Carlos A. Cremata
Meñique Dir. Carlos A. Cremata
The Decameron Dir. Carlos A. Cremata
Humanoids Dir. Carlos A. Cremata
The festival of the dove Dir. Berta Martínez
The Leandras Dir. Berta Martínez
The prodigious shoemaker woman Dir. Berta Martínez
The perfume Dir. Josué Martínez
Dorian Gray Dir. Josué Martínez
Puebla of the women Dir. Elio Mesa
Cain's Dir. Elio Mesa
Blood Wedding Dir. Berta Martínez
The servants Dir. Raúl Martín
The wedding Dir. Raúl Martín
Electra Garrigó Dir. Raúl Martín
Six characters in search of an author Dir. Raúl Martín
A happy dream Dir. Mijaíl Mulkay
Seems white Dir. Alberto Sarraín
Havana Delirium Dir. Raúl Martín

Television

Friend and his little friends.
Behind the facade.
Gatherings: Don Juan from 5 to 8.
When I grow up.
Wild land.
The road of the minstrels: Star and dove.
The road of the minstrels: A famous cat.
The echo of the stones.
Return.
The other side of the coin.
Thus pass the years.
What I asked of you.
Water violets.
Coming back home.
Requiem for Yarini.
The yellow umbrella.
From Cuban to Cuban.
Painting on display.
Forbidden destiny.
Illegality.
Wooden garden.
Point G.
To the rhythm of the son.
The sentence.
Kiss me again forager.
Oh, La Habana.
Longed-for encounter.

In cinema
1996 Fantaghiro V Dir. Lamberto Bava
2005 The wall Dir. Alejandro Gil
2006 The broken gods Dir. Ernesto Daranas

Awards and honors
With the Bride in "Blood Wedding" and directed by Bertha Martínez, one of her most important teachers at that time, she receives one of the awards for best lead performance at the International Festival of La Habana given by UNEAC.

She has navigated through genres as diverse as children's theater, tragedy, comedy and political theater.
In 2006 she obtained the "Avellaneda" Prize for Female Acting for her performance in Havana Delirium, at the National Theater Festival of Camagüey.

Her development in theater and television
Amarilys Núñez has been growing in theater and television, where she occupies a privileged place. However, she longs for higher experiences that allow her to always go further.

It is as if she herself moves her goal away so as not to touch it when she feels it is close. She lives in constant professional evolution and if by chance ballet lost her, acting won her in a brilliant way, and that is what is important: her talent remained in Cuban art.

Failing to notice Amarilys Núñez is impossible. Although in the casting she may not occupy a leading role, her presence (very pleasant by the way), her acting presence and an underlying energy that shines through her beautiful slanted eyes force you to look at her and enjoy her.

Performances in Cinema
Amarilys, with solid theatrical training, is a very popular face on television where she successfully championed the role of the evil Adelfa in Oh! La Habana.

Her face that can become hard in reflection or anger unfolds when she laughs. Her well-formed body, however, gifts us a very feminine fragility that belies any villainy in the character.