winning supporting role of Linda Hunt (qv) in  _Year of Living Dangerously, The (1982)_ (qv), where she played a  man, as an example of what he wanted to achieve. Incidentally,  Blanca Portillo wears her hair very short in her next film,  _Volver (2006/I)_ (qv), as a result of having had it cut for this  role.