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se llamaba

was called

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phrase Common #7,179
was called Used to say what someone or something was named in the past. It can also mean 'was named.'
SP: Mi abuela se llamaba Carmen.
EN: My grandmother was called Carmen.

Se llamaba Armando, y apenas le recuerdas.

His name was Armando, and you barely remember him.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Por eso su calle se llamaba Nitrai.

That is why their street was named Nitrai.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Se llamaba Giovanni.

His name was Giovanni.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

Me llamo Jean y mi madre se llamaba Florette.

My name is Jean and my mother's name was Florette.

— El manantial de las colinas (1986)

Se llamaba Matha E.

Her name was Matha E.

— The Dreadful (2026)

Se llamaba Ryan.

His name was Ryan.

— Strangers: Capítulo 3 (2026)

Y era muy agradable y se llamaba Silvia.

And she was very pleasant, and her name was Silvia.

— System crasher (2019)

Disculpa, creía que tu madre se llamaba Cynthia.

Excuse me, I thought your mother's name was Cynthia.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)

Se llamaba Yoon, ¿verdad?

His name was Yoon, right?

— Parásitos (2019)

Pues resulta que ese niño se llamaba Nico Lasarte.

It turns out that the boy's name was Nico Lasarte.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Me dijiste que se llamaba Daniel.

You told me his name was Daniel.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Se llamaba Black Jack Brady.

His name was Black Jack Brady.

— Rebeca (1940)

Se llamaba Lo Meo.

It was called Lo Meo.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Se llamaba Mouton.

His name was Mouton.

— Los chicos del coro (2004)

Mi mujer se llamaba así.

That was my wife's name.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Entonces se llamaba Rose Dawson.

So her name was Rose Dawson.

— Titanic (1997)

Se llamaba Tess.

Her name was Tess.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Mi padre se llamaba John Kinsella.

My father's name was John Kinsella.

— Campo de sueños (1989)

Tu madre se llamaba Nola.

Your mother's name was Nola.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Se llamaba Aristóteles.

His name was Aristotle.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

Se llamaba Fullerton.

His name was Fullerton.

— Senna (2010)

Se llamaba Marie.

Her name was Marie.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Tenía un amigo que se llamaba Tom cuando era niño.

I had a friend named Tom when I was a child.

Dijiste que se llamaba Tom, ¿cierto?

You said his name was Tom, right?

Creo que se llamaba Vanessa.

I think her name was Vanessa.

— Tesis (1996)

Se llamaba Reyeb.

His name was Reyeb.

— Un profeta (2009)

Creo que este niño se llamaba Guillermo.

I think this boy's name was Guillermo.

— El orfanato (2007)

Se llamaba Tyson.

His name was Tyson.

— Un profeta (2009)

Había una vez, un gato que se llamaba Tango.

Once upon a time, there was a cat named Tango.

Se llamaba Batts.

His name was Batts.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

Ella se llamaba Charlotte.

Her name was Charlotte.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Se llamaba Hope Adler.

Her name was Hope Adler.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Claro, Jen Chu, así se llamaba su mejor amiga.

Right, Jen Chu—that was her best friend's name.

— Comer, beber, amar (1994)

También fue la casa de un niño que se llamaba Nico Lasarte.

It was also the home of a boy named Nico Lasarte.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Se llamaba Meng Si Zhao.

His name was Meng Si Zhao.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)

Se llamaba Sean Casey.

His name was Sean Casey.

— Whiplash (2014)

Dicen que esto se llamaba carretera.

They say this was called a highway.

Así se llamaba.

That's what it was called.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Se llamaba a sí mismo un Edison japonés.

He called himself a Japanese Edison.

Me dijo que se llamaba Tom.

He told me his name was Tom.

Dijo que se llamaba Chris, pero yo le digo Cook.

He said his name was Chris, but I call him Cook.

— Drive (2011)

En aquel entonces se llamaba Sara Varela.

Back then, her name was Sara Varela.

— Zeta (2026)

Se llamaba Elisabeta.

Her name was Elisabeta.

— Drácula (2025)

Se llamaba Louise.

Her name was Louise.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Tenía un amigo que se llamaba Grunwalski.

I had a friend named Grunwalski.

— El odio (1995)

Se llamaba Rachael.

Her name was Rachael.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Y uno de sus hijos se llamaba Harvey.

And one of his sons was named Harvey.

— American Splendor (2003)

Se llamaba Tom.

His name was Tom.

La primera esposa de Tom se llamaba Marina.

Tom's first wife was named Marina.