Carmen y Lola

Arantxa Echevarría

Spain, 2018 - 105'

Carmen is a gypsy teenager living in the outskirts of Madrid. Like every other gypsy woman, she is destined to live a life that is repeated generation after generation: getting married and raising as many children as possible. But one day she meets Lola, an uncommon gypsy who dreams about going to university, draws bird graffiti and is very different. Carmen quickly develops a complicity with Lola and discovers a world that, inevitably, leads them to be rejected by their families.


Plot

Carmen is a gypsy teenager living in the outskirts of Madrid. Like every other gypsy woman, she is destined to live a life that is repeated generation after generation: getting married and raising as many children as possible. But one day she meets Lola, an uncommon gypsy who dreams about going to university, draws bird graffiti and is very different. Carmen quickly develops a complicity with Lola and discovers a world that, inevitably, leads them to be rejected by their families.

Full Cast and Crew

Director: Arantxa Echevarría
Writers: Arantxa Echevarría
Producer: Arantxa Echevarría, Pilar Sánchez Díaz
Film Editing: Renato Sanjuán
Cinematography: Pilar Sánchez Díaz
Cast: Zaira Romero, Rosy Rodríguez, Moreno Borja, Rafaela León, Carolina Yuste
Music: Nina Aranda
Sound: Fabio Huete, Dani Peña
Andrea Jaurrieta

Arantxa Echevarría

Arantxa Echevarría (Bilbao, Spain. 1968) has directed short films including Panchito (2010), De noche y de pronto (2012), nominated for the Goya for Best Short Film, and El último bus (2016). In 2018 she became the first female Spanish filmmaker to be selected for the Quinzaine des Cinéastes at the Festival de Cannes with her debut feature, Carmen y Lola. The film won the Goyas for Best New Director and Best Supporting Actress (Carolina Yuste) and was nominated in another six categories, including Best Film. It was followed in 2021 by La familia perfecta and in 2023 Chinas. She has also directed episodes for the series El Cid (2020) and Días mejores (2022).