profile

Icíar Bollaín

1967-06-12 (57 years old) in Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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.

Movies

poster
The Critic
64 %|Sep 16, 2022
Documentary
poster
Rage
56 %|Aug 12, 2009
Drama, Thriller, Romance
poster
The Night of the Brother
42 %|Aug 26, 2005
Drama
poster
The Stone Raft
52 %|Sep 19, 2002
Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction
poster
They're Watching Us
54 %|Sep 8, 2002
Thriller, Drama, Horror
poster
Leo
68 %|Sep 1, 2000
poster
Subjúdice
50 %|Jun 19, 1998
Comedy
poster
Niño nadie
48 %|Apr 4, 1997
Comedy
poster
Menos que cero
0 %|Nov 10, 1996
Drama
poster
Hi, Are You Alone?
51 %|Oct 28, 1995
Comedy
poster
Land and Freedom
73.5 %|Apr 7, 1995
War, Drama, History
poster
Tocando fondo
50 %|Aug 26, 1993
Comedy
actor
Dime una mentira
0 %|Apr 16, 1993
Drama
poster
Baja corazón
28 %|Sep 28, 1992
Comedy
poster
Sublet
60 %|Sep 20, 1992
Comedy, Drama
poster
Un paraguas para tres
0 %|Apr 3, 1992
Comedy
actor
Doblones de a ocho
0 %|Jan 1, 1990
Drama
actor
El Mejor de los Tiempos
0 %|Jan 21, 1989
poster
Malaventura
55 %|Oct 6, 1988
poster
Al acecho
0 %|Oct 30, 1987
Crime
poster
Mientras haya luz
50 %|Sep 1, 1987
Crime
poster
Las dos orillas
20 %|Jan 1, 1987
poster
El Sur
77 %|May 18, 1983
Drama

Series

poster
Cuéntame cómo pasó
71.82000000000001 %|Sep 13, 2001
Comedy, Drama
actor
No sé bailar
0 %|Jul 3, 1999
Comedy