Aizpea Goenaga

Aizpea Goenaga Mendiola (San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, 26 November 1959) is a Basque actress and film director. She was the director of Etxepare Basque Institute, the institute of the Basque language and culture between 2009 and 2016. She belongs to a well-known dynasty of Basque actors, Aizpea is the aunt of Bárbara Goenaga, an actress herself, the daughter of the actress Juani Mendiola Barkaiztegi and the sister of the artist Juan Luis Goenaga.

Filmography

As a film actress Obaba (2005) Semen, una historia de amor (2005) Yoyes (2000) Carretera y manta (2000) Sí, quiero... (1999) Pecata minuta (1999) El ataque del hombre mochila (1997) Cuestión de suerte (1996) Adiós Toby, adiós (1995) La gente de la Universal (1991) El invierno en Lisboa (1991) Santa Cruz, el cura guerrillero (1991) Ander eta Yul (1989)

As a television actress Bi eta bat (2012) Hospital Central (2004) El comisario (2000) Teilatupean (2000) Goenkale (2000) Hermanas (1998) Periodistas Jaun ta jabe Nire familia eta beste animalia batzuk Duplex (1993) Bi eta bat Beni eta Marini Hau da A.U. Bai Horixe

As a director Sukalde kontuak (2009) Zeru Horiek (2006) Duplex (1993)

Awards

In 2011 she received the Simone de Beauvoir Prize from the Exhibition of Film Created by Women.