Arantxa Echevarría Carcedo was born in 1968 in Bilbao. She studied a degree in Sciences of the Image and a specialization in audiovisual production at the Complutense University of Madrid, and pursued further studies at Sydney Community College. She has worked in cinema and television since 1991. Her short film De noche y de pronto earned a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film. Her feature debut Carmen & Lola (2018) earned her the Goya Award for Best New Director, past her fifties. It was followed by her second feature The Perfect Family (2021). She also directed one episode of El Cid's first season. In 2022, she began shooting her third feature, Chinas.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Bilbao, Spain
- Director, writer and producer
- 7 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
What are Arantxa Echevarría's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Arantxa Echevarría's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Arantxa Echevarría's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
13 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
A Sucker's Born Every Minute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Undercover(2024)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Chinas(2023)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Días mejores(2022)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
The Perfect Family(2021)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
El Cid(2020)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Carmen & Lola(2018)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
7 from Etheria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Me, the President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Arctic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
De noche y de pronto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Menos que cero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles from 1996 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Undercover (2024)
Highest rated
Undercover (2024)
Most popular right now
El Cid (2020)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Arantxa Echevarría's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 78/100 and the pacing 55/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Arantxa Echevarría's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Arantxa Echevarría work with?
People who share at least 2 of Arantxa Echevarría's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pilar Sánchez Díaz shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Olatz ArroyoShared titles: Políticamente incorrectos (2024), The Perfect Family (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Olatz Arroyo
Actors
- Carolina YusteShared titles: Undercover (2024), Chinas (2023), Carmen & Lola (2018)See all 3 shared titles with Carolina Yuste
- Gonzalo de CastroShared titles: Políticamente incorrectos (2024), The Perfect Family (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Gonzalo de Castro
- María HervásShared titles: Políticamente incorrectos (2024), The Perfect Family (2021)See all 2 shared titles with María Hervás
- Pepa AniorteShared titles: Políticamente incorrectos (2024), The Perfect Family (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Pepa Aniorte
Cinematographers and editors
- Pilar Sánchez DíazShared titles: Políticamente incorrectos (2024), Chinas (2023), The Perfect Family (2021), Carmen & Lola (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Pilar Sánchez Díaz
- Renato SanjuánShared titles: Políticamente incorrectos (2024), Chinas (2023), The Perfect Family (2021), Carmen & Lola (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Renato Sanjuán
Producers
- Ignacio Salazar-SimpsonShared titles: Políticamente incorrectos (2024), The Perfect Family (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ignacio Salazar-Simpson
- Mercedes GameroShared titles: Undercover (2024), The Perfect Family (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Mercedes Gamero
- Ricardo Marco BudéShared titles: Políticamente incorrectos (2024), The Perfect Family (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ricardo Marco Budé
- Gonzalo Salazar-SimpsonShared titles: Chinas (2023), The Perfect Family (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Gonzalo Salazar-Simpson
