Arantxa Echevarría Carcedo (born 1968) is a Spanish filmmaker and television producer.

Biography

Arantxa Echevarría Carcedo was born in 1968 in

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. She studied a degree in Sciences of the Image and a specialization in audiovisual production at the

Complutense University of Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid ( es, Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, links=no, ''Universidad de Madrid'', ''Universidad Central de Madrid''; la, Universitas Complutensis Matritensis, links=no) is a public research university loca ...

, and pursued further studies at Sydney Community College. She has worked in cinema and television since 1991. Her short film ''De noche y de pronto'' earned a nomination to the

Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film The Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film ( es, Premio Goya a la mejor cortometraje de ficción) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. From 1989 to 1991 there was only one award for short films under the name ''Best ...

. Her feature debut ''

Carmen & Lola ''Carmen & Lola'' ( es, Carmen y Lola, links=no) is a 2018 Spanish drama film directed by Arantxa Echevarría which stars Zaira Romero and Rosy Rodríguez alongside Moreno Borja, Rafaela León and Carolina Yuste. It was selected to screen in the ...

'' (2018) earned her the

Goya Award for Best New Director The Goya Award for Best New Director ( es, Premio Goya a la Mejor Dirección Novel, links=no) is the Goya awarded yearly to the best debuting director. The award was first presented at the fourth edition of the Goya Awards with Ana Díez being the ...

, past her fifties. It was followed by her second feature '' The Perfect Family'' (2021). She also directed one episode of ''

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''s first season. In 2022, she began shooting her third feature, '' Chinas''.

References

1968 births Spanish women screenwriters Spanish women film directors 21st-century Spanish screenwriters People from Bilbao Living people Complutense University of Madrid alumni {{Spain-film-director-stub