Arantxa Echevarría
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| Born | Arantxa Echevarría Carcedo 1968 (age 57–58) Bilbao, Biscay, Spain |
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Arantxa Echevarría Carcedo (born 1968) is a Spanish filmmaker and television producer.
Biography
Arantxa Echevarría Carcedo was born in 1968 in Bilbao.[1][2] She studied a degree in Sciences of the Image and a specialization in audiovisual production at the Complutense University of Madrid, and pursued further studies at Sydney Community College.[3] She has worked in cinema and television since 1991.[3]
Her short film De noche y de pronto earned a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film.[1]
Her feature debut Carmen & Lola (2018) earned her the Goya Award for Best New Director, past her fifties.[4] It was followed by her second feature The Perfect Family (2021).[5] She also directed one episode of El Cid's first season.[4] In 2022, she began shooting her third feature, Chinas.[6] Her fourth and fifth films, Políticamente incorrectos and Undercover, were both released in 2024. The latter won the Goya Award for Best Film and earned Echevarría a Best Director nomination at the 39th Goya Awards.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Carmen & Lola | Yes | Yes | Also executive producer |
| 2021 | The Perfect Family | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Chinas | Yes | Yes | Also producer and casting |
| 2024 | Políticamente incorrectos | Yes | No | |
| Undercover | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2026 | Cada día nace un listo | Yes | Yes |
References
- ^ a b "Mira dos de los cortos nominados al Goya". ABC. 7 January 2014.
- ^ Belategui, Oskar (31 January 2019). "Arantxa Echevarría: «No quiero que se me conozca como la directora lesbiana»". El Correo.
- ^ a b "Arantxa Echevarría, directora del Siglo XXI en Medina". El Día de Valladolid. 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Arantxa Echevarría tras rodar su segundo largo: "Yo quiero pegar tiros"". Agencia EFE. 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Arantxa Echevarría hace humor con 'La familia perfecta': "Con el trabajo se ha creado una trampa para las mujeres"". Europa Press. 30 November 2021.
- ^ Silvestre, Juan (12 July 2022). "'Chinas': así es la nueva película de Arantxa Echevarría". Fotogramas.
- ^ Hopewell, John; Lang, Jamie (8 February 2025). "'The 47,' 'Undercover' Share Best Picture Honors at Spain's Goya Awards in Historic First". Variety.