Biography
Born in Barcelona, 1938. Multifaceted professional and an iconic figure in contemporary Spanish culture. Writer, screenwriter, director, producer and teacher, her career is characterized by her artistic quality, social impact and commitment to memory and cultural identity.
Her scripts have marked milestones in Spanish cinematography, including incredibly important titles as El crimen de Cuenca and Las bicicletas son para el verano. With these, Lola Salvador has demonstrated her ability to tackle complex issues with a human yet courageous approach and her capacity to capture universal emotions and form powerful narratives.
She is a founding member of institutions and entities such as the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain; ALMA (Screenwriters' Union); DAMA (Audiovisual Media Rights) and SOURCES (MEDIA Project to support European screenwriters).
Among the numerous awards and recognitions she has received, the following stand out: the First ALMA Award from the Spanish Screenwriters' Union, A Life of Screenwriting - Best Professional Career (2009), the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts (2011), the National Cinematography Award (2014), the Simone de Beauvoir Award - Zinemakumeak GARA! (2021), Honorary Member of the Acadèmia del Cinema Català (2023) and finally, Honorary Member of DAMA (2024). In 2022, DAMA announced the DAMA Lola Salvador Screenwriting Award, the highest-endowed award in Spain. The Ricardo Franco Award has now been added to this, with which the Malaga Film Festival and the Film Academy wish to pay tribute to this untiring creator.
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