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María Ripoll

Directors

She is currently one of the highest directors in Spanish cinema, with an International career and 12 feature films to her credit. She studied at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. Directs in London LLUVIA EN LOS ZAPATOS (Best Screenplay at the Montreal International Festival, Sitges and Seattle Festival Audience Award. Nominated for Best New Director at the Goya. With TORTILLA SOUP shot in LA, she obtained a box office success in the USA and 9 nominations at the ALMA. She returns to Spain to direct UTOPIA and YOUR LIFE IN 65’ (LA Film Festival, Stockholm…) She works in advertising and teaches Actors Directing courses at ECAM, ESCAC, Central de Cine and AISGE in collaboration with Netflix. She published DOS MUJERES DESNUDAS, her first story book.

Produces and directs CROMOSOMA CINCO for TVE. She directed RASTROS DE SÁNDALO between Bombay and Barcelona, which won the best GAUDI Film. Direct AHORA O NUNCA and NO CULPES AL KARMA DE LO QUE TE ESTÁ PASANDO POR GILIPOLLAS, a huge blockbuster and both are going to the Miami Film Festival. VIVIR DOS VECES is also a great success for Netflix. She directed WAR OF LIKES in Mexico for Sony and Amazon. In 2022 she premiered for Amazon A PRIVATE AFFAIR series with Jean Reno, also the same year premiered at the Malaga Festival WE WILL NOT KILL EACH OTHER WITH GUNS. She is currently in development of several series and feature films.