You may have enjoyed ‘s performances on the big screen in , , , or , among others. Or you may have seen her in such TV series as or . Now, she has written and stepped behind the camera for her directorial debut , which celebrated its world premiere on Friday evening during the of the on the Swiss town’s picturesque .
Plus, she plays the mother in the movie. The cast also includes Sofía Allepuz, Alejandro Escamilla, and Roberto Álamo. “Seville, summer of 1984.
Rita and Lolo are brother and sister, seven and five years old, and live at the heart of a humble working-class family,” reads the film’s plot description. “Rita dreams of going to the beach, but at home, her father’s word is law, always. For the first time, Rita starts to question why things are like this.
She also starts to realize that her home is becoming less and less safe, especially for her mother.” You can watch a clip from the film on the . Before the world premiere of , Vega shared with ‘s Georg Szalai in a Zoom interview what led her to make the film, her experience with writing and directing, why it’s all about the children’s perspective, and what’s next for her.
I always wanted to see a movie about this subject. I love the idea of talking about something dark but in a light way. And I wanted to create a love letter to my childhood, a love letter to a time that is past and is not going to happen anymore.
I wanted to talk about a specific moment in Spain in the ’80s. We came from .