This renowned director, screenwriter and producer's curiosity for cinema began very early on: at the age of eight, she was given a Super 8 camera that she used to record her first home movies. She filmed them in Sant Adrià del Besòs, the city where she moved to live when she was seven. Over the course of her career she has won eight Goya awards, the first two for the feature film Mi vida sin mi. She would go on to win four more for La vida secreta de las palabras and three for La libreria. She also picked up two Goyas for best documentary for Escuchando al juez Garzón and Invisibles.
Her films and documentaries have opened and been screened at the official section of film festivals around the world, including Cannes, Toronto, Venice and Berlin. She has garnered recognition and awards for her extensive filmography. Among other distinctions, she received the Creu de Sant Jordi (St George’s Cross) in 2006 and the National Film Award in 2020.
A film director, scriptwriter, producer and publicist, her first big hit was the feature film My Life Without Me, which won two Goyas. Her extensive filmography has garnered recognition and awards.