
Icíar Bollaín
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1967-06-12 (57 years old)
Place of Birth
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Icíar Bollaín
Biography
Icíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez (born June 12, 1967; Madrid) is a Spanish actress, director and writer.
Her father was an aeronautical engineer and her mother was a music teacher. She made her début when she was 15 years old. She is a member of the Academia Española de Cinematografía. She began her work in cinema at the age of fourteen as part of the cast in Victor Erice's film El Sur (1983). Since then she has acted in fourteen films.
Hola, estas sola? (Hi, are you alone? in English) (1995) was her first feature film as director, a story about two young girls who dream of finding an earthly paradise, and undertake a long trip towards the sea. Flores de otro mundo (Flowers from another world in English) (1999) was her second feature film, which she co-wrote with Julio Llamazares. It is the story of four women who travel to rural Spain with the hopes of finding love. Her latest film as writer and director is Te Doy Mis Ojos (I'll give you my eyes in English) (2003) which won seven Goya awards including Best Film. The movie is about the abusive marriage relationship between Pilar and Antonio. Her 2010 film Even the Rain was selected as the Spanish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. In January 2011, the film made the final nine shortlist.
Acting
(2025)
(2022)
The Critic
as Self
(2009)
Rage
as Marimar Torres
(2005)
The Night of the Brother
as Julia
(2002)
They're Watching Us
as Julia
(2002)
The Stone Raft
as Maria
(2002)
(2000)
Leo
as Leo
(1998)
Subjúdice
as Paula
(1997)
Niño nadie
as Asun
(1996)
Menos que cero
as Amaya
(1995)
Hi, Are You Alone?
as Cantante en karaoke
(1995)
Land and Freedom
as Maite
(1993)
Tocando fondo
as Araceli
(1993)
Dime una mentira
as María
(1992)
Sublet
as Laura
(1992)
(1990)
Doblones de a ocho
as Anita
(1989)
(1988)
Misadventure
as Rocío
(1987)
Mientras haya luz
as María
(1987)
Las dos orillas
as Icíar
(1987)
(1983)
El Sur
as Estrella - 15 años
Crew
(2024)
I Am Nevenka
Director, Writer
(2021)
Maixabel
Director, Writer
(2020)
Rosa's Wedding
Director, Screenplay
(2018)
Yuli
Director
(2016)
The Olive Tree
Director
(2014)
En tierra extraña
Director, Screenplay
(2012)
1,2,3...Casa
Director
(2011)
Even the Rain
Director
(2011)
Kathmandu Lullaby
Director, Screenplay
(2007)
Mataharis
Director, Writer
(2004)
With Good Reason
Director
(2003)
Take My Eyes
Director, Screenplay
(2002)
Poniente
Writer
(2000)
A Love That Kills
Writer, Director
(1999)
Flowers From Another World
Director, Writer
(1995)
Hi, Are You Alone?
Director, Author
(1994)
Friendly Dead
Director, Writer
(1994)
Sexo oral
Assistant Director
(1993)
Dime una mentira
Story
(1992)
Baja corazón
Director, Writer