安娜·马里斯卡尔 Ana Mariscal

Ana Mariscal is an unusual case in Spanish cinema because she is one of a handful of women who had the chance to direct ten films. During the Franco dictatorship, there was little room for enterprising women, making it difficult for them to access virtually all occupational sectors. One glass ceiling that was particularly hard to break for women was the one in the film industry, particulary when it came to directing. A controversial, contradictory, unpredictable career. That is Ana Mariscal's. It is hard to summarize, but for the same reason it is immensely rich. Her innate nonconformism, linked to an indeniable conservatism, make her an ambiguous character who cannot claim either of them. As an actress, Ana Mariscal became one of the biggest stars of Spanish cinema in the 1940s. Her character in the movie Raza (Sáenz de Heredia, 1941), a patriotic and religious landmark, shaped her career. Despite all this, Ana Mariscal was one of the very first women to stand behind the camera during the Spanish dictatorship.