EDUCATION
BA in Audiovisual Communication (Hons)
2004 - 2008, Vigo University, Spain.
Theatre Studies
2008 - 2009, North Park University, Chicago.
Practical Filmmaking Certificate
2009 - 2010, Met Film School, London.
MA Filmmaking (Hons)
2010 - 2012, The London Film School, London.
COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION
Music Studies
1994 - 2006, Mayeusis Conservatory, Vigo, Spain.
Jazz Course with pianist Carlos Segovia.
2004, Proyecto Combo.
DFFB - LFS Talent Exchange
2013, 63rd Berlinale Film Festival.
Filmmaking workshop with Abbas Kiarostami
2015, Black Factory Cinema, Barcelona.
Editing workshop with Mick Audsley
2016, Fest Film Lab, London.
Film Theory workshop with Pedro Costa
2016, La Plantación, Spain.
Techniques for Directing Non-actors with Scandar Copti
2018, Fest Film Lab, London.
Filmmaking workshop with Jaime Rosales
2019, La Plantación, Spain.
Editing Social Realism workshop with Jonathan Morris & Ken Loach
2021, Fest Film Lab, London.
LANGUAGES
Mother tongues: Spanish and Galician.
Fluent in English (Cambridge & TOEFL Certificates) & Italian.
High level in Portuguese.
TEACHING & PRESENTATIONS
Lecturer at the Spanish High School “Vicente Cañada Blanch”, 2012-2013
Teacher at the Young for Film Academy, London - 2014-2016
My responsibilities included to devise and run filmmaking workshops for children aged between 8 and 16.
Teacher at the London Film School Editing Summer Workshop, Summer 2014
My responsibilities included to analyze both the script and the film rushes from an editing point of view as well as to oversee the postproduction workflow from injection to delivery.
Masterclass ‘The path is also a place’
VII Primavera do Cine de Vigo Film Festival, 2018
Masterclass ‘The face as the first interpellation’
II Cormorán Film Festival, A Coruña, 2018
An introduction to the work of Abbas Kiarostami
Conference Cinefórum Ateneo de Vigo, Espacio Cubo, 2020
Guest Lecturer at the London Film School, London - Winter 2021
My responsibilities include to follow, give feedback and reflect upon the editing process of the Term 1 films.
Masterclass ‘Working with actors’
Drama School AM, Vigo, 2020
Masterclass ‘My debut film’ + Directing Actors Workshop (16hrs)
32Historias Film School, Almeria, 2021
Directing Actors Workshop (16hrs)
Drama School AM, Vigo, 2021
Moderator ‘Na mente da creación’ (Guests: Carla Simón, Celia Rico, Pablo Berger, Neus Ballús...)
CREA MasterClass Series, 2021 & 2022
Script Mentoring Tutor
FilmLab_Lac6, Asturias, 2022-2023
Project Tutor
ConectaLab CREA, Asturias, 2022-2023
FILMMAKING | SCRIPTWRITING LABS & MARKETS
2019 MFI Script 2 Film Workshop
2019 Abycine Lanza
2019 L’Alternativa Mentoring
2019 CineMed From Short to Long
2019-2020 La Incubadora (The Screen)
2020 TIFF Filmmaker Lab
2021 Berlinale Co-production Market
2021 III Foro de Coproducciones Europeas del Festival de cine Europeo de Sevilla
2022 Film Independent & HFPA Residency (Los Angeles)
2022 D’A Film Lab
2022 C EU Soon del Mia Market (Screen International Buyers’ Choice Award)
OTHER
Postproduction Coordinator
Cinema en Curs, Galicia 2018
Board Member
CREA - Galician Director's Association
JURY
International Jury Member
20º Maremetraggio Shorts International Film Festival Trieste, Italy, 2019
International Jury Member
6º Novos Cinemas, Spain, 2021
COMPLETE FILMOGRAPHY
Writer | Director
Endless Chicago Short Documentary, SD, 6’, 2008-2009, North Park Uni. (Chicago, US).
Doremi Short Film, HD, 20’, 2010, The Other Self (UK).
Curricán Short Film, 16mm, 16’, 2013, Sombriza Films (Spain) & LFS (UK).
Bombolles Short Film, HD, 2’, 2015, Black Factory Cinema (Spain).
Elo Short Documentary, HD, 31’, 2017, Sombriza Films (Spain).
Matria Short Film, Alexa, 20’, 2017, Sombriza Films (Spain).
16 de Decembro Short Film, Alexa, 15’, 2019, Sombriza Films (Sp.) & Ringo Media (Sp.).
Matria Feature Film, 98’, 2023, Matriuska (Sp.), Avalon (Sp.), Elástica Films (Sp.), Ringo Media (Sp).
Porto Alegre Feature Film, 100', In development, Ringo Media (Sp), Sétima Cinema (Sp.)
Editor
Endless Chicago Documentary, SD, 6’, 2008-2009, prod. Álvaro Gago.
Doremi Short Film, HD, 20’, 2010, prod. The Other Self (UK).
Skin Short Documentary, HD, 18’, 2011, prod. LFS (UK), dir. Janina Vilsmaier.
Lipstick Short Film, 35mm, 9’, 2012, prod. LFS (UK), dir. Carla Simón.
Curricán Short Film, 16mm, 16’, 2013, Sombriza Films (Spain) & LFS (UK).
Las pequeñas Cosas Short Film, RED, 27’, 2014, Inicia Films (Spain), dir. Carla Simón.
Thieves Short Film, Sony F55, 21’, 2014, prod. LFS (UK), dir. Sandra Tabet.
Dilip’s Castle Short Film, BlackMagic, 18’, 2014, prod. LFS (UK), dir. Manos Ioannou.
No Strings Short Film, Alexa, 25’, 2014, prod. LFS (UK), dir. Eoin Maher.
Eleven Short Documentary, Canon C300, 23’, 2014, prod. Mihalis Monemvasiotis, dir. Miguel Gago.
Bombolles Short Film, Canon 5D, 3’, 2015, prod. Black Factory Cinema (Spain).
Bird songs Short Film, Red Epic, 24’, 2015, prod. LFS, dir. Harry Bracho.
Bristles Short Film, Alexa, 15’, 2015, prod. My Lovely Productions, dir. Danielle Arden.
Sorelle Povere di Santa Chiara Short Film, 16mm, 12’, 2015, prod. Temporal Films.
Palmira Documentary, HD, 40’, 2016, prod. & dir. Diana Gonçalves.
Seeds Short Film, Alexa, 13’, 2016, prod. Noor Lawson, dir. Guillaume Fradin.
Elo Short Documentary, HD, 31’, 2017, prod. Sombriza Films (Spain).
Matria Short Film, Alexa, 20’, 2017, prod. Sombriza Films (Spain).
Trote Feature Film, Alexa, 80’, 2017, prod. Frida Films, dir. Xacio Baño.
In Memoriam Feature Film, HD, 75’, 2018, prod. Freews, dir. Marcos Merino.
Conte Trencat Short Film, Red Epic, 17’, 2019, prod. RingoMedia, dir. Miguel Gago.