Arantxa Aguirre
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1965 (age 61) · Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Arantxa Aguirre Carballeira (Madrid, 1965) is a Spanish documentary director, screenwriter, and writer.
The daughter of actress Enriqueta Carballeira and film director Javier Aguirre, she has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in film, working as an assistant director for filmmakers such as Mario Camus, Pedro Almodóvar, Carlos Saura, and Luis García Berlanga, among others.
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She also holds a doctorate in Hispanic Philology and has published two books: 'Buñuel, lector de Galdós' (winner of the Pérez Galdós Research Prize in 2003) and '34 actores hablan de su oficio' (Ed. Cátedra, 2008), the latter a sequel to her documentary 'Hécuba, un sueño de pasión'.
Known for
High Heels
October 23, 1991
Ay, Carmela!
March 16, 1990
Shadows in a Conflict
September 10, 1993
Dancing Beethoven
April 13, 2017
Un instante en la vida ajena
September 12, 2003
El primer siglo del Prado
January 4, 2007
Freedom to Dreams
January 10, 2025
Zurbarán y sus doce hijos
October 26, 2020
El amor y la muerte
October 23, 2018
Behind the camera16
- 2026Un tal Karlos Director
- 2025Freedom to Dreams Director, Writer
- 2020Zurbarán y sus doce hijos Director
- 2018El amor y la muerte Director, Writer
- 2017Dancing Beethoven Director, Screenplay
- 2014Una rosa para Soler Director
- 2013Gira por China Director
- 2011An American Swan in Paris Director
- 2011Béjart Ballet Lausanne au Palais Garnier Director, Writer
- 2010El esfuerzo y el ánimo