Spanish director and screenwriter
Carlota Pereda
Born 1975 (age 48–49) Occupations Film director screenwriter
Carlota Pereda (born 1975) is a Spanish film and television director and screenwriter.
Biography
Carlota Pereda was born in Madrid in 1975.[ 1] She studied at the ECAM .[ 2] She began her career in television, developing scripts for Periodistas .[ 1] She went on to collaborate in different capacities (including screenwriting and direction) in other television shows such as Mis adorables vecinos , Los hombres de Paco , Águila Roja , Luna, el misterio de Calenda , B&b, de boca en boca , El secreto de Puente Viejo , and Acacias 38 .[ 3] [ 1]
Her first short film was Las rubias ('The Blondes'). Her sophomore short film, Cerdita , won the Forqué Award and the Goya Award for Best Short Film .[ 4] Another short film, There Will Be Monsters , followed.[ 5] She adapted Cerdita to a full-length format in her debut feature, Piggy (2022), which won the Méliès d'Or .[ 6] In October 2022, she began shooting of her second feature, The Chapel .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] In 2024, she was reported as the creator and showrunner of vampire dramedic thriller television series Death to Love .[ 10]
Filmography
Las rubias (2016)
Cerdita (2018)
There Will Be Monsters (2020)
Piggy (2022)
References
^ a b c Montoya, Àlex (12 October 2022). "Carlota Pereda gana el Méliès de Oro de Sitges con la película 'Cerdita' " . El Nacional .
^ Marinero, Ismael (23 February 2019). "Carlota Pereda, el cuchillo en la mirada" . El Mundo .
^ Belinchón, Gregorio (25 January 2022). " 'Cerdita', una película sobre el acoso a las adolescentes obesas y una oda a la diferencia" . El País .
^ Jiménez, Rafael (14 October 2022). " 'Cerdita': Nuestra gran película de terror española" . ecartelera .
^ San Martín, Mirian (20 September 2022). " 'Cerdita': gordofobia, venganza y sangre en una oda a la diferencia" . Voz Populi .
^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (16 October 2022). "Carlota Pereda: 'Quiero hacer cine de palomitas, pero palomitas envenenadas con reflexión' " . La Razón .
^ Belinchón, Gregorio (1 November 2022). "The new horror: Nothing is as scary as reality" . El País .
^ "Carlota Pereda inicia el rodaje de su segundo largo, 'La ermita', con producción de Filmax y Bixagu" . Audiovisual451 . 10 November 2022.
^ Hopewell, John (16 May 2023). "Filmax Swoops on 'Piggy' Helmer's 'The Chapel' (Exclusive)" . Variety .
^ Hopewell, John (3 March 2024). " 'Nowhere' Star Anna Castillo, 'Elite' Icon Ester Expósito Set for 'Death to Love' From 'Piggy' Director Carlota Pereda (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety .
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