Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. Honorary Goya

The annual programming on the Cervantes Institute's Vimeo channel begins with a cycle dedicated to actress Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, who will receive the Goya Honorary Award 2025 on February 8 in Granada.

As expressed by the president of the Film Academy, Fernando Méndez-Leite, she is “an actress much loved and respected by her peers and recognized by the public and critics since her beginnings. A complete actress: serious, responsible, competent, approachable and who knows how to give truth, sincerity and depth to all her work”.

The titles in the series have been selected by the artist herself: in addition to Volavérunt, a film by Bigas Luna for which she was awarded Best Actress at the San Sebastian Festival, her proposal includes essential films from the end of the 20th century directed by outstanding directors of Spanish cinema, such as Vicente Aranda, Bigas Luna, Jaime Chávarri and Fernando Colomo.