Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
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| Born | 1978 (age 47–48) Barakaldo, Biscay, Spain |
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Arteche (born 1978) is a Spanish filmmaker. Her full-length debut Lullaby (2022) earned critical acclaim,[1] and won her the Goya Award for Best New Director.[2]
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Arteche was born in Barakaldo, Biscay, in 1978.[3][4] She earned a licentiate degree in English philology from the University of Deusto and a degree in film direction from the ECAM.[3] Based in Madrid, she developed an early career in short films (including Clases particulares, Dicen, and Nena) and advertising.[3] Shortly after presenting her debut feature Lullaby at the Berlinale in February 2022,[3] she wrapped shooting of her sophomore feature Eres tú, a Netflix comedy written by Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor.[5]
