Adriana Davidova
Biography
Award-winning Spanish writer, actress, director and screenwriter of cinema and theater. She has received excellent reviews from Mario Benedetti, Gonzalo Suárez and Clara Janés among others. Her activism leads her to give voice to persecuted, used or silenced women. In 2019, she premieres the feature film Jump (Best Film DSPFF 19 (India), Best Film at the Nunes Film Festival, GIFF 2018). In 2019 and 2020 she directs and stars in the play Lapidada, of which she is the author.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Madrid, 1974. Former women's jail of Yeserias. Lucia, a girl well situated in society, is condemned to spend ten years in jail due to her relation with a politic militant against Franco's dictatorship. While being in prison she lives with every kind of woman: intelectuals, killers, illiterates, ... All of them must share food, living space, joys and pities; joined by the same fate, lack of freedom, they will have to fight together against desperation. Lucia is willing o live, to learn form that world the fate has given to her where, on the contrary to what she imagines, tenderness and laugh exist. And also the complicity and solidarity of some women living an experience which will mark them for ever.
Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Ana
A man is diagnosed terminally ill and having only a limited time to live he decides to inflict pain and suffering on an ex-girlfriend in an attempt to teach her the value of life.
Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as Milena
"There's Always a Way to the Right" is the name of a sensational television program with a large audience. The host portrays the lives of unfortunate people, trying to convince them that their fortunes can change whenever they set their minds to it.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
When her husband suddenly dies, she receives an edited homemade film by him including a secret message for the living. A strange and romantic story which is like a love letter written with images.
Movie - 2003, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.