Juana Macías

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Juana Macías

Born January 1, 1971 (age 55)

Juana Macías Alba (Madrid, 1971) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. In 1999, she won the Goya Award for Best Short Film for her work Seven Coffees a Week, and in 2010 she was nominated for the Goya Award for Best New Director for her film Plans for Tomorrow. In 1994, she graduated with a degree in Audiovisual Communication from the Complutense University of Madrid. She also completed a …

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Sounds Like LoveSounds Like Love · 2021
Sounds Like Love
6.42021
MovieComedyRomance
Fashion assistant Maca has just about got her life together after a devastating breakup, when Leo, the man who broke her heart returns. Seeking support from best friends, Adriana and Jime, all three will learn love can be complicated.
Under the Same RoofUnder the Same Roof · 2019
Under the Same Roof
5.52019
MovieComedy
Nadia and Adrián starts their particular world war when she files to divorce him.
Just One Small FavorJust One Small Favor · 2023
Just One Small Favor
6.12023
MovieComedy
The Gallardos are a rich, well-respected family, who spend their summers in a beautiful country house, which is taken meticulous care of by Amparito. Dearly loved by the family’s three children, Teresa, Benja and Aura, Amparito, known to them as Nanny, has been like a second mother to them. When they receive the sad news of her death, the three siblings travel to the village to say their last goodbyes and see Tomás, the deceased’s only son. What they weren’t expecting is that Amparito’s dying wish was to be buried in the family cemetery. The Gallardos are clear: there’s no way! After refusing to do this favor, they receive an inheritance from Amparito... Some letters in which, far from giving them a sweet goodbye, she gets even, revealing skeletons in closets and hurtful truths that will turn their lives upside down. What the hell was Nanny thinking?
We Are PregnantWe Are Pregnant · 2016
We Are Pregnant
5.42016
MovieComedyDrama
It seems simple: an egg + sperm = one embryo. But if your sperm is "few, vague and abnormal" and your woman is premenopausal at age 37, things start to get complicated.
VerminVermin · 2023
Vermin
5.22023
MovieComedy
The story of a mother who does not want to die and a pair of ruinous children who only think about inheriting.
The Girls at the StationThe Girls at the Station · 2024
The Girls at the Station
6.52024
MovieDrama
Jara, Alex and Miranda are three girls coming of age who grew up in a juvenile detention centre, with no knowledge of unconditional love. Jara’s birthday is coming up and the three of them want to celebrate by going to the concert of their favourite performer, but they can’t afford the tickets. So, they meet up with an older girl and former resident of the centre who offers them an indecent proposal. But before they know it, they find themselves sliding deeper into the underbelly of Mallorca.
Last Call, Rio!Last Call, Rio! · 2023
Last Call, Rio!
5.22023
MovieComedy
Pedro, Kiko and David, three friends in their late thirties, travel to Rio de Janeiro to pick up the lifeless body of Mateo, their best friend from high school, who has died under mysterious circumstances. But when you arrive in Brazil, nothing is what it seems. Mateo, "the dead man", has fled, his house is upside down and one of his ex-girlfriends is desperately looking for him...
Seven Coffees a WeekSeven Coffees a Week · 1999
Seven Coffees a Week
7.01999
MovieDramaComedy
Young people talk in a a coffee shop; seven characters, seven chats, seven different points of view about love, sex and relationships. The point of departure is Gustavo's problem: he is in love with a girl but he's also interested in her sister...

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Just One Small FavorJust One Small Favor · 2023
Just One Small Favor
6.12023
MovieComedy
The Gallardos are a rich, well-respected family, who spend their summers in a beautiful country house, which is taken meticulous care of by Amparito. Dearly loved by the family’s three children, Teresa, Benja and Aura, Amparito, known to them as Nanny, has been like a second mother to them. When they receive the sad news of her death, the three siblings travel to the village to say their last goodbyes and see Tomás, the deceased’s only son. What they weren’t expecting is that Amparito’s dying wish was to be buried in the family cemetery. The Gallardos are clear: there’s no way! After refusing to do this favor, they receive an inheritance from Amparito... Some letters in which, far from giving them a sweet goodbye, she gets even, revealing skeletons in closets and hurtful truths that will turn their lives upside down. What the hell was Nanny thinking?

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