Elena Martín

Elena Martín Gimeno (born 1992) is a Spanish actress and filmmaker from Catalonia.

Elena Martín
At the 14th Gaudí Awards' photocall (2022)
Born	Elena Martín Gimeno 1992 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Alma mater	Pompeu Fabra University
Occupations	Actress film director screenwriter

Biography

Born in Barcelona in 1992,^[1] Elena Martín Gimeno earned a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Pompeu Fabra University.^[2] She starred as Àgata in the 2016 film Les amigues de l'Àgata [es],^[3][4] and made her feature film directorial debut with the 2017 drama Júlia ist,^[5] which she also co-wrote and starred.^[4] For this work, she won the Best Director Award at the Málaga Film Festival's Zonacine section.^[5] She later directed episodes of the season 1 of Perfect Life,^[6] an episode of the anthology series En casa and collaborated in the writing of Veneno (in which she also featured in a cameo).^[7][8] She also entered development of Creatura, her sophomore feature.^[9][10] Creatura screened in Cannes' Directors' Fortnight in 2023, won Martín a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Director^[11] and was featured as the Closing Night selection^[12] for the American Film Institute's 2023 European Union Film Showcase.^[13]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2016	Les amigues de l'Àgata [es]	Àgata		[3]
2017	Júlia ist [es]	Júlia	Also co-writer and director	[5]
2020	Veneno	Charo	Cameo. Episode 3: "Acaríciame". Also writer of episodes 3 and 7	[7]
2022	Nosaltres no ens matarem amb pistoles (We Won't Kill Each Other with Guns)	Elena		[14]
2023	Unicorns	Abril		[15]
	Creatura	Mila	Also co-writer and director	[16]

References

1. Martínez, Beatriz (28 April 2019). "Elena Martín: "Els meus referents són les meves amigues"". El Periódico de Catalunya.
2. "Así será la fiesta de clausura del Atlántida Film Fest 2016". Filmin. 27 July 2016.
3. Serra, Xavi (12 June 2016). "Elena Martín i les altres cares de l'Àgata". Ara.
4. "Los actores Adrián Lastra y Elena Martín, premios Un futuro de cine de Cinema Jove". 20minutos.es. 6 June 2017.
5. "'Júlia Ist': clip exclusivo". Fotogramas. 14 June 2017.
6. Borrás, Daniel (4 November 2019). "'Vida perfecta' es el claro ejemplo de cómo estar un poco mal pero estar bien". GQ.
7. Martínez, Beatriz (28 October 2020). "'Veneno': 50 cameos y estrellas invitadas que quizás te perdiste". Fuera de Series.
8. "En casa". Serielistas. Atresmedia. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
9. Corvin, Ann-Marie (20 September 2020). "San Sebastian: 'Collective Monologue,' 'Creature' Among Ikusmira Berriak Projects". Variety.
10. Zurro, Javier (18 February 2022). "María Zamora, la descubridora de Carla Simón y toda una nueva generación de directoras". eldiario.es.
11. Hernández, Nuria (1 December 2023). "La arriesgada película que conquistó a Letizia consigue cuatro nominaciones a los Goya (y ya la puedes ver online)". Vanity Fair.
12. "AFI Silver Theatre And Cultural Center Announces 2023 AFI European Union Film Showcase Lineup". American Film Institute. 2023-12-17. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
13. "CREATURA". AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
14. Meseguer, Astrid (24 March 2022). "'Nosaltres no ens matarem amb pistoles', retrato en plan western de una generación frustrada". La Vanguardia.
15. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (28 June 2023). "Los estrenos del 30 de junio. 'Unicornios'. El callejón de la artista". Aisge.
16. Baughan, Nikki. "'Creatura': Cannes Review". ScreenDaily.