Arantxa Echevarría
Directing·Bilbao, Spain
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 short film De noche y de pronto earned a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film.
Her feature debut Carmen & Lola (2018) earned her the Goya Award for Best New Director, past her fifties. It was followed by her second feature The Perfect Family (2021). She also directed one episode of El Cid's first season. In 2022, she began shooting her third feature, Chinas.
Known For
Filmography · 14
2026A Sucker's Born Every MinuteDirector · Writer2024UndercoverDirector · Screenplay2024Politically IncorrectDirector2023ChinasDirector · Screenplay2023A Deep Breath, Women FilmmakersSelf2022When You Least Expect ItTVDirector2021The Perfect FamilyDirector2020The Legend of El CidTVDirector2018Carmen & LolaDirector · Writer · Executive Producer20177 from EtheriaDirector · Writer2015Me, the PresidentDirector · Screenplay2014ArcticProduction Design2012De noche y de prontoDirector1996Menos que ceroAssistant Director Trainee