Icíar Bollaín
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.
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Films (43)
Borau y el cine
2025
L'affaire Nevenka
2024 · Director, Writer
The Critic
2022 · Self
Les Repentis
2021 · Director, Writer
Le Mariage de Rosa
2020 · Director, Screenplay
Yuli
2018 · Director
L'Olivier
2016 · Director
En tierra extraña
2014 · Screenplay, Director
1,2,3...Casa
2012 · Director
Kathmandu Lullaby
2011 · Director, Screenplay
Même la pluie
2011 · Director
Rage
2009 · Marimar Torres
Mataharis
2007 · Director, Writer
The Night of the Brother
2005 · Julia
With Good Reason
2004 · Director
Ne dis rien
2003 · Director, Screenplay
The Stone Raft
2002 · Maria
Poniente
2002 · Writer
They're Watching Us
2002 · Julia
Sara, una estrella
2002
A Love That Kills
2000 · Writer, Director
Leo
2000 · Leo
Flowers From Another World
1999 · Director, Writer
Subjúdice
1998 · Paula
Niño nadie
1997 · Asun
Menos que cero
1996 · Amaya
Hi, Are You Alone?
1995 · Cantante en karaoke, Author, Director
Land and Freedom
1995 · Maite
Sexo oral
1994 · Assistant Director
Friendly Dead
1994 · Writer, Director
Tocando fondo
1993 · Araceli
Dime una mentira
1993 · María, Story
Baja corazón
1992 · Director, Writer
Sublet
1992 · Laura
Un paraguas para tres
1992 · Alicia
Doblones de a ocho
1990 · Anita
El Mejor de los Tiempos
1989
Venecias
1989
Misadventure
1988 · Rocío
Al acecho
1987
Mientras haya luz
1987 · María
Las dos orillas
1987 · Icíar
El Sur
1983 · Estrella - 15 años
