Icíar Bollaín
Icíar Bollaín
Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez (born June 12, 1967; Madrid) is a Spanish actress, director and writer. Her father was an aeronautical engineer and her mother was a music teacher. She made her début when she was 15 years old. She is a member of the Academia Española de Cinematografía. She began her work in cinema at the age of fourteen as part of the cast in Victor Erice's film El Sur (1983). Since then she has acted in fourteen films. Hola, estas sola? (Hi, are you alone? in English) (1995) was her first feature film as director, a story about two young girls who dream of finding an earthly paradise, and undertake a long trip towards the sea. Flores de otro mundo (Flowers from another world in English) (1999) was her second feature film, which she co-wrote with Julio Llamazares. It is the story of four women who travel to rural Spain with the hopes of finding love. Her latest film as writer and director is Te Doy Mis Ojos (I'll give you my eyes in English) (2003) which won seven Goya awards including Best Film. The movie is about the abusive marriage relationship between Pilar and Antonio. Her 2010 film Even the Rain was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. In January 2011, the film made the final nine shortlist.
Directed Movies
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Writers: Icíar Bollaín,
Cast: Arantxa Aranguren, Blanca Portillo, Bruno Sevilla, Josu Ormaetxe, Luis Tosar, María Cerezuela, María Jesús Hoyos, Martxelo Rubio, Tamara Canosa, Urko Olazábal,
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Writers: Alicia Luna,
Cast: Candela Peña, Lucía Poveda, María José Hipólito, María Maroto, Nathalie Poza, Paloma Vidal, Paula Usero, Ramón Barea, Sergi López, Xavo Giménez,
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Writers: Paul Laverty,
Cast: Ana Isabel Mena, Anna Castillo, Carme Pla, Janina Agnes Schröder, Javier Gutiérrez, Manuel Cucala, María Romero, Miguel Ángel Aladrén, Paula Usero, Pep Ambròs,
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Writers: Paul Laverty,
Cast: Carlos Santos, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Ezequiel Díaz, Gael García Bernal, Juan Carlos Aduviri, Karra Elejalde, Leónidas Chiri, Luis Tosar, Milena Soliz, Raúl Arévalo,
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Writers: Alicia Luna,
Cast: Candela Peña, Chus Gutiérrez, David Mooney, Elena Irureta, Elisabet Gelabert, Kiti Mánver, Laia Marull, Luis Tosar, Nicolás Fernández Luna, Rosa María Sardà,
Acted Movies
Director: Ken Loach
Writers: Jim Allen,
Cast: Angela Clarke, Eoin McCarthy, Frédéric Pierrot, Ian Hart, Icíar Bollaín, Jordi Dauder, Pep Molina, Rosana Pastor, Suzanne Maddock, Tom Gilroy,
Director: Víctor Erice
Writers: Víctor Erice,
Cast: Aurore Clément, Francisco Merino, Germaine Montero, Icíar Bollaín, José Vivó, Lola Cardona, Maria Caro, Omero Antonutti, Rafaela Aparicio, Sonsoles Aranguren,
Written Movies
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Writers: Icíar Bollaín,
Cast: Arantxa Aranguren, Blanca Portillo, Bruno Sevilla, Josu Ormaetxe, Luis Tosar, María Cerezuela, María Jesús Hoyos, Martxelo Rubio, Tamara Canosa, Urko Olazábal,