Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Arteche (born 1978) is a Spanish filmmaker. She won the 2023 Goya Award for Best New Director for her full-length debut Lullaby (2022), which was met with critical acclaim. Her 2025 film, Sundays, earned two Goya Awards and two other awards.
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
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- Born
- 1978
- Birthplace
- Barakaldo, Biscay, Spain
- Education
- * University of Deusto
- Occupation
- * Film director
- Known for
- Lullaby (2022) Sundays (2025)
- Nationality
- Spain
- Honours
- Biznaga de Plata al mejor guión · Golden Shell · Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Arteche (born 1978) is a Spanish filmmaker. She won the 2023 Goya Award for Best New Director for her full-length debut Lullaby (2022), which was met with critical acclaim. Her 2025 film, Sundays, earned two Goya Awards and two other awards.
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Biography
Biography
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa studied at School of Cinematography and Audiovisual of the Community of Madrid, University of Deusto and University of the Basque Country. Works named in the authority record are Cinco lobitos, Love at First Kiss and Querer. Distinctions recorded are Biznaga de Plata al mejor guión, Golden Shell and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Arteche con el Goya 2023 a la mejor dirección nobel por Cinco Lobitos
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Key facts
• Born — 1978 • Birthplace — Barakaldo, Biscay, Spain • Education — * University of Deusto • ECAM • Occupation — * Film director • screenwriter • Known for — Lullaby (2022) Sundays (2025)
Early life and education
Early life and education
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Arteche was born in Barakaldo, Biscay, in 1978. She earned a licentiate degree in English philology from the University of Deusto and a degree in film direction from the ECAM.
Career
Career
Based in Madrid, she developed an early career in short films (including Clases particulares, Dicen, and Nena) and advertising. Shortly after presenting her debut feature film Lullaby at the Berlinale in February 2022, she wrapped shooting of her second feature Eres tú, a Netflix comedy written by Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor. • Illustration — Ruiz de Azúa at 2026 Ostend Film Festival
Works
Works
• Feature films • Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes — Reference(s) • 2022 — Cinco lobitos (Lullaby) • 2023 — Love at First Kiss (Eres tú) • Los domingos (Sundays)
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Director — Writer — Notes — Reference(s) • 2024 — Querer — 4-episode miniseries Also creator
Accolades
Accolades
• Illustration — Ruiz de Azúa holding her Goya Award for Best New Director in 2023 • Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result — Ref. Reference(s) • 2022 — 25th Málaga Film Festival — Silver Biznaga for Best Screenplay — Lullaby • 2023 — 10th Feroz Awards — Best Director • Best Screenplay • 78th CEC Medals — Best New Director • Best Original Screenplay • 37th Goya Awards — Best New Director • Best Original Screenplay • 12th Feroz Awards — Best Screenplay in a Series — Querer • 13th Feroz Awards — Best Director — Sundays • Best Screenplay • 40th Goya Awards — Best Director • Best Original Screenplay
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa received Biznaga de Plata al mejor guión, Golden Shell and Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
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Recognition and awards
Lullaby (2022) earned critical acclaim, and won her the Goya Award for Best New Director.
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‘Los domingos’: ¿por qué el cine de Alauda Ruiz de Azúa atrae tanto consenso?, 2025.
Economic Violence and Marital Rape in Querer (Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, 2024), Feminismo/s, 2025
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa studied at School of Cinematography and Audiovisual of the Community of Madrid, University of Deusto and University of the Basque Country.
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