Elena Martín Gimeno (born 1992) is a Spanish actress and filmmaker from Catalonia.
Biography Born in Barcelona in 1992, Elena Martín Gimeno earned a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Pompeu Fabra University. She starred as Àgata in the 2016 film , and made her feature film directorial debut with the 2017 drama Júlia ist, which she also co-wrote and starred. For this work, she won the Best Director Award at the Málaga Film Festival's Zonacine section. She later directed episodes of the season 1 of Perfect Life, an episode of the anthology series En casa and collaborated in the writing of Veneno (in which she also featured in a cameo). She also entered development of Creatura, her sophomore feature. Creatura screened in Cannes' Directors' Fortnight in 2023, won Martín a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Director and was featured as the Closing Night selection for the American Film Institute's 2023 European Union Film Showcase.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2016 Àgata 2017 Júlia Also co-writer and director 2020 Veneno Charo Cameo. Episode 3: "Acaríciame". Also writer of episodes 3 and 7 2022 Nosaltres no ens matarem amb pistoles (We Won't Kill Each Other with Guns) Elena 2023 Unicorns Abril Creatura Mila Also co-writer and director
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