Patricia Ferreira (1958 – 27 December 2023) was a Spanish film and television director and screenwriter.

Life and career

Patricia Ferreira was born in

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in 1958. She earned a licentiate degree on Image Sciences and Journalism from 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 ...

. She joined TVE and RNE as a film journalist, and then she became involved with television production and writing at the Spanish public broadcaster. Her feature film directorial debut ''

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'' (2000) earned her a nomination to 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 ...

. It was followed by fiction features such as '' The Impatient Alchemist'' (2012) and '' The Wild Ones'' (2012), as well as documentaries and television series. She died in Madrid on 27 December 2023, at the age of 65.

References

1958 births 2023 deaths Spanish women film directors Spanish women screenwriters Film directors from Madrid 20th-century Spanish screenwriters 20th-century Spanish women writers 21st-century Spanish screenwriters 21st-century Spanish women writers Writers from Madrid Complutense University of Madrid alumni {{Spain-film-director-stub