Luis Barrenechea: Where is Tippi Hedren's ex-husband now?

Luis Barrenechea is the ex-husband of retired iconic actress Tippi Hedren. Aside from being an actress, she is also an animal rights activist and former fashion model. Her more than six decades of career include her appearance on the front covers of Life and Glamour magazines, among others. She was the discovery of British filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. Who is Tippi Hedren’s ex-husband Barrenechea?

Luis Barrenechea: Bio Summary

Luis Barrenechea was the third man she married

Tippi Hedren by all accounts a highly talented actress, she is probably famous among fans for her starring roles in Alfred Hitchcock’s films, The Birds and Marnie. Hedren’s success in these two roles should have surely meant that she would rise to become one of Hollywood’s greatest and most desired stars.

Hedren has appeared in over 80 films and television shows, including Charlie Chaplin’s final film A Countess from Hong Kong. In her personal life, she is known to have been married three times with her third and last husband being Luis Barrenechea.

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Hedren got married to her last husband in 1985 — retired steel manufacturer Luis Barrenechea. Their marriage lasted for about a decade before it all came to an end. They divorced in 1995 and went their separate ways. The actress never gave a reason for her divorce but mentioned to The Los Angeles Times that she was highly devoted to her animal sanctuary work. “I shouldn’t be married,” she said. Before Barrenechea, she was married to Peter Griffith and Noel Marshall, but they all ended in a divorce.

Speaking about her marriage with The Belfast Telegraph, Barrenechea’s ex-wife, Hedren said- “I think marriage is an individual choice, and it’s not for me. I’m a very independent person. If I want to walk out in the middle of the night, I do it. I’m very content in my own skin.” The actress appears to have no regrets about her prior marriages.

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Where is Tippi Hedren’s ex-husband now?

Luis Barrenechea gained most of her fame from his marriage to the model and movie star. It is unclear what exactly he is now. He has not made any headlines or the news in recent years. The couple did not have any children before ending their marriage.

At the age of 93 years old as of 2023, Hedren’s granddaughter, Dakota Johnson, confirmed during a 2020 appearance on The Graham Norton Show that her grandmother to this day is still happily living on the preserve “with 13 or 14 lions and tigers.”

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