Mercedes Gamero is a Spanish film producer and the head of Beta Fiction Spain since 2022. From 2009 to 2022, she served as general manager of Antena 3 Films/Atresmedia Cine.

Biography

She is from

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, Catalonia and the daughter of actor

Antonio Gamero Antonio Gamero Aguirre (2 March 1934 – 26 July 2010) was a Spanish actor. Primarily known by his supporting roles, he featured in over 200 titles. Biography Antonio Gamero Aguirre was born in Madrid on 2 March 1934. He studied law and also jo ...

. She earned a

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in German philology and a master's degree in audivisual production from the

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(UCM). Early in her career, she worked for

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, AXN Canal España, and

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. She joined Grupo Antena 3 (later Atresmedia) in 2004, becoming the CEO of its film production arm Antena 3 Films (later Atresmedia Cine) in 2009. While working for the aforementioned mass media group, she has been responsible for over 150 films, including ''

Palm Trees in the Snow ''Palm Trees in the Snow'' ( es, Palmeras en la nieve, links=no) is a 2015 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Fernando González Molina. Penned by Sergio G. Sánchez, the screenplay is based on the novel of the same name, ''Palmeras en la ni ...

'', ''

The Invisible Guardian ''The Invisible Guardian'' ( es, El guardián invisible, links=no) is a 2017 Spanish thriller film directed by Fernando González Molina based on the eponymous novel by Dolores Redondo. It was followed by two sequels, ''The Legacy of the Bones'' a ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

The Invisible Guest ''The Invisible Guest'' ( es, Contratiempo, lit=Setback) is a 2016 Spanish mystery thriller film written and directed by Oriol Paulo. It was released in Spain on 6 January 2017. The film opened to lukewarm critical response, but was a commercial ...

''. In 2022, Gamero left Atresmedia Cine after 18 years employed by

Atresmedia Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A., previously Grupo Antena 3, is a Spanish media group, present in the television, radio and filmmaking industries. Significant shareholders include Grupo Planeta and Bertelsmann. On 6 Marc ...

, to head the newly-created Spanish subsidiary of Beta Fiction.

References

Spanish women film producers Complutense University of Madrid alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{Film-producer-stub