
Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1965 (age 61)
Birthplace
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Arantxa Aguirre Carballeira (Madrid, 1965) is a Spanish documentary director, screenwriter, and writer.
The daughter of actress Enriqueta Carballeira and film director Javier Aguirre, she has enjoyed a long and distinguished career in film, working as an assistant director for filmmakers such as Mario Camus, Pedro Almodóvar, Carlos Saura, and Luis García Berlanga, among others.
She also holds a doctorate in Hispanic Philology and has published two books: 'Buñuel, lector de Galdós' (winner of the Pérez Galdós Research Prize in 2003) and '34 actores hablan de su oficio' (Ed. Cátedra, 2008), the latter a sequel to her documentary 'Hécuba, un sueño de pasión'.
2026
Director
2025
2025
Writer, Director
2020
Director
2018
Writer, Director
2017
Director, Screenplay
2014
Director
2013
Director
2011
Director
2011
Writer, Director
2010
Director
2007
Writer, Director
2006
Director, Screenplay
2003
1993
Assistant Director
1991
Second Assistant Director
1990
Third Assistant Director