Icíar Bollaín
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Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez (Madrid, June 12, 1967) 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? (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 (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 (2003) which won seven Goya awards including Best Film. The movie is about the abusive marriage relationship between Pilar and Antonio.
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] ACTRESS
[edit] Movies
- El Sur (Víctor Erice, 1983)
- Las dos orillas (Juan Sebastián Bollaín, 1986)
- Al acecho (Gerardo Herrero, 1987)
- Mientras haya luz (Felipe Vega, 1987)
- Malaventura (Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón, 1989)
- Venecias (Pablo Llorca, 1989)
- El mejor de los tiempos (Felipe Vega, 1990)
- Doblones de a ocho (Andrés Linares, 1990)
- Sublet (Chus Gutiérrez, 1991)
- Un paraguas para tres (Felipe Vega, 1992)
- Entretiempo (Santiago García de Leániz, 1992)
- Dime una mentira (Juan Sebastián Bollaín, 1993)
- Tocando fondo (José Luis Cuerda, 1993)
- Jardines colgantes (Pablo Llorca, 1993)
- Land and Freedom (Ken Loach, 1994)
- El techo del mundo (Felipe Vega, 1995)
- Menos de cero (Ernesto Tellería, 1996)
- Niño nadie (José Luis Borau, 1997)
- Subjudice (Josep María Forn, 1997)
- Leo (José Luis Borau, 2000)
- Sara, una estrella (José Briz Méndez, 2002)
- Nos miran (Norberto Pérez, 2002)
- La balsa de piedra (George Sluizer, 2003)
- La noche del hermano (Santiago García de Leániz, 2005)
[edit] Short films
- Polvo enamorado (Javier López Izquierdo, 1990)
[edit] DIRECTOR
[edit] Movies
- Hola, ¿estás sola? (1995)
- Flores de otro mundo (1999). Best film in the critical week of Festival de Cannes
- Te doy mis ojos (2003). Goya Price to Best Film.
- Mataharis ((2007)). Goya Price to Best Soundtrack.
[edit] Short films
- Baja, corazón (1993)
- Los amigos del muerto (1994)
- Amores que matan (2000): which inspired her movie Te doy mis ojos
- Viajes con mi abuela (2002)
[edit] Bibliography
- Ken Loach, un observador solitario. Madrid, El País-Aguilar, 1996.
[edit] Awards
Year Movie Category Result
2004 Te doy mis ojos Best film Winner
2004 Te doy mis ojos Best director Winner
2004 Te doy mis ojos Best script Winner
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