Arantxa Echevarría

Arantxa Echevarría Carcedo (born 1968) is a Spanish filmmaker and television producer.

Biography Arantxa Echevarría Carcedo was born in 1968 in Bilbao. 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. She has worked in cinema and television since 1991.

Her feature debut Carmen & Lola (2018) earned her the Goya Award for Best New Director, past her fifties. She also directed one episode of El Cids first season. In 2022, she began shooting her third feature, Chinas. 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.

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