Arantxa Echevarría
Spanish filmmaker and television producer
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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 |
