Itsaso Arana

• Born — 20 August 1985 • Birthplace — Tafalla, Navarre, Spain • Birth Name — Itsaso Arana Baztan • Education — RESAD • Occupation — * Actress • screenwriter

Born on 20 August 1985 in Tafalla, Navarre, she earned a degree in Interpretación textual from the Madrid's RESAD. She founded the theatre company 'La tristura' alongside another two RESAD alumni. She has since featured in films such as The Cliff or Seventeen and series such as 14 de abril. La República, Vergüenza, High Seas, Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War and Reyes de la noche. In 2022, she wrapped shooting of her debut feature as a director, The Girls Are Alright, in which she also plays an acting part.

• Illustration — Arana at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival • Film • Year — Title — Role — Notes || Reference(s) • 2016 — Acantilado (The Cliff) • La reconquista (The Reconquest) — Manuela • 2019 — La virgen de agosto (The August Virgin) — Eva — Also writer • Diecisiete (Seventeen) — Esther • 2022 — Tenéis que venir a verla (You Have to Come and See It) — Elena • 2023 — Las chicas están bien (The Girls Are Alright) — Itsaso — Also director and writer • Volveréis (The Other Way Around) — Ale — Also writer • La más dulce (Strawberries) — Pilar • Television • Year — Title — Role — Notes || Reference(s) • 2008 — Eva y kolegas — Josune • 2013 — El don de Alba — Andrea • 2014 — Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco — Josefa — TV movie • 2017–20 — Vergüenza — Verónica • 2020–21 — Dime quién soy (Dime Quién Soy: Mistress of War) — Edurne • 2021 — Reyes de la noche — Marga Laforet • 2022 — Las de la última fila (The Girls at the Back) — Sara

• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Ref. Reference • 2022 — 9th Feroz Awards — Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series — Reyes de la noche