Begoña Vicario Calvo (born March 3, 1962) is a Venezuelan-born Spanish animator and director. Over her career, she has created several animated short films, written books, articles, and papers, and organized groups of animators for collaborative film projects.
She was the recipient of a Goya Award in 1997 for her short film Ask About Me (Pregunta por mí), and has also won the Madrid Experimental Film Festival Award and the Zinebi Basque Film Grand Award. Vicario now teaches at her alma mater, the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), where she is a professor of Contemporary Art at the BA and Master levels.
Early life and education Born in Caracas, Venezuela, her family moved to the Basque Country, Spain, when she was a year old. She studied at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), earning a PhD in fine art with her thesis on experimental animation. She is also a graduate of the Pilot animation studio in Moscow.
Filmography Geroztik ere, 1993 Hara-Hona, 1994 Zureganako grina, 1995, 4 minutes Ask About Me (Pregunta por mí), 1996, 4 minutes Human Flesh (Haragia/Carne humana), 2000, 12 minutes Couplets for an Everlasting Eve (Beti bezperako koplak), 2016, 6 minutes, with the collective Agedakoplak Jane, Tarzan Wasn't So Cool (Jane, Tarzán no era tan guay), 2016, 3 minutes, with the collective Atxur The Ditch (Areka), 2017, 7 minutes Mirror (Miraila), 2017, 7 minutes, with the collective Armintxe Ehiza (Hunting), 2020, 5 minutes, with the collective Hauazkena
Personal life Vicario lives in Larrabetzu and has five children.
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