Isabel Coixet

Spanish film director and screenwriter

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Directing · Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Spain

Isabel Coixet Castillo (Catalan: [izəˈβɛl kuˈʃɛt]; born 9 April 1960; Sant Adrià del Besòs) is a Spanish filmmaker. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of…

Known for

La vida és Verdi2026
Aida, the Movie — Isabel Coixet (voice)2026
The Veláquez Mystery — Self2025
God Sees It — Self2025
Late Xou con Marc Giró — Self - Guest2023
¿Qué (diablos) es España?2022
Luis García Berlanga: pasado, presente y futuro del cine español — Self - Filmmaker2021
Estirando el Chicle — Herself

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Isabel Coixet Castillo ( Catalan: [izəˈβɛl kuˈʃɛt]; born 9 April 1960) is a Spanish film director. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts, and commercials. Her films depart from the traditional national cinema of Spain, and help to “untangle films from their national context ... clearing the path for thinking about national film from different perspectives.” The recurring themes of “emotions, feelings, and existential conflict” coupled with her distinct visual style secure the “multifaceted (she directs, writes, produces, shoots, and acts)” filmmaker's status as a “Catalan auteur.”

Early life