Icíar Bollaín

Icíar Bollaín was born in Madrid in 1967. As a teenager, she made her screen debut under the direction of Víctor Erice, then went on to a series of roles, including the one Ken Loach gave her in Land and Freedom; she later devoted a book to that filmmaker. In the early nineties, she founded the company La Iguana with two partners, moved into directing, and made her first feature film in 1995. Since then she has pursued the careers of actress and director side by side. In 2006, she co-founded an association of women filmmakers.

In the catalogue 1

• CinemaFlowers from Another WorldFlores de otro mundoIcíar Bollaín · 1999Cinema