Gracia Querejeta

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| birth_name = Gracia Querejeta Marín

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| birth_place = Madrid, Spain

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Gracia Querejeta Marín ({{IPA|es|ˈɡɾaθja keɾeˈxeta}}; born 13 August 1962) is a Spanish filmmaker.

Biography

She was born in Madrid in 1962, daughter to film producer Elías Querejeta and costume designer María del Carmen Marín.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2013/06/10/cultura/1370838690.html|website=El Mundo|date=10 June 2013|title=Adiós a Querejeta, hoy en La Almudena}}{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2003/01/25/espectaculos/1043449201_850215.html|website=El País|first=Elisa|last=Silió|date=25 January 2003|title=Gracia Querejeta rueda 'Héctor', el drama familiar de un chico de 16 años}} She studied Ancient History in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. She worked as an actress before developing her directorial career. Her debut as director was in 1988 with short films as Tres en la marca. Her first feature film was Una estación de paso (1992).Cortés Ibáñez, Emilia [https://Dialnet-ElCineDeGraciaQuerejeta-2377521 "El cine de Gracia Querejeta"]. Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).

Films

= Short films =

Tres en la marca (1988), chapter 7 Serie 7 Huellas
El viaje del agua (1990)
La adolescencia (1992)
El trabajo de rodar (1993)
Alfredo di Stefano (1997)
Primarias (1998) Documentary with Fernando León de Aranoa and Azucena Rodríguez.
Felices 140 (2015)

= Feature films =

Robert Rylands' Last Journey (El último viaje de Robert Rylands) (1994)
By My Side Again (Cuando vuelvas a mi lado) (1999)
Héctor (2004)
Seven Billiard Tables (Siete mesas de billar francés) (2007)
15 Years and One Day (2013)
Felices 140 (2015)
Crime Wave (Ola de crímenes) (2018)
Invisibles (2020){{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a31221632/invisibles-critica-pelicula/|website=Fotogramas|title=Crítica de 'Invisibles'|date=6 March 2020|first=Mirito|last=Torreiro}}
La buena suerte (2025){{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-y-cultura/2025/01/31/nueva-pelicula-megan-montaner-hugo-silva-fecha-estreno-1796084.html|website=Heraldo de Aragón|title=La nueva película de Megan Montaner y Hugo Silva ya tiene fecha de estreno|date=31 January 2025|first=J.F.|last=Losilla}}

= Actress =

Las secretas intenciones (1969)
Dulces horas by Carlos Saura, actress (1981)
Las palabras de Max by Emilio Martínez Lázaro, actress (1975)

Awards

Héctor (2004). Biznaga de Oro for Best Film at the Malaga Film Festival (Festival de Málaga de Cine Español).
Cuando vuelvas a mi lado (1999). Special Jury Mention in Festival de San Sebastián
Una estación de paso (1992). Jury Special prize in Semana de Cine de Valladolid.
Tres en la marca, (1988) Premio Teatro Arriaga en el Festival de Cortometrajes de Bilbao.
El último viaje de Robert Rylands (1994). Best Director, Best Movie, Best Photography, Best Film Editing and Best Music in Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos.
El viaje del agua, (1990) premio Goya Best Spanish Documentar