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Malaga Talent Award Winner Elena Martín Speaks ‘Creatura’ Success and How Female Spanish Directors Are ‘Changing the Paradigm’
Malaga Talent Award Winner Elena Martín on shooting spy thriller 'El Centro' and 'sense of community' amongst Spanish female directors.
When Spanish multi-hyphenate Elena Martín Gimeno first got a call to say she would be this year’s recipient of the Málaga Talent Award at the prestigious Malaga Film Festival, she felt it was a “full circle moment.” Having premiered her feature debut “Júlia Ist” at the festival almost a decade ago, the director credits the launchpad as having “made her career possible,” catapulting her to premiere her sophomore effort “Creatura” to great acclaim at Directors’ Fortnight in 2023. In the time since “Creatura,” Gimeno has dedicated herself widely to acting, having just wrapped shooting David Moreno’s Movistar Plus+ original show “El Centro.” The spy thriller series explores the personal and professional challenges of a group of offices in the Spanish National Intelligence Centre (CNI) and stars Gimeno alongside Juan Diego Botto (“The Room Next Door”), Israel Elejalde (“Parallel Mothers”), and Clara Segura (“The 47”). When asked about the current state of Spanish cinema and the strength of female-directed films in the country, Gimeno is quick to say she has been “immensely lucky” to have experienced a “strong sense of community” since she first broke out.
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