Chus Guitérrez

Granada, Spain

Guitérrez is a Spanish director, screenwriter and actress born in 1962. Her full name is María Jesús Gutiérrez, and she directed her first film Sublet (Realquiler) in 1991. Afterwards she made the documentary Sexo oral (1994), the romantic drama Ciganska duša (Alma gitana, 1996), comedy Insomnio (Sleepless in Madrid, 1998) and the drama Poniente (2002). She directed one segment of the omnibus Hay motivo (2004) and the documentary omnibus En el mundo a cada rato (2004) about the lives of children in third world countries. She also made the musical comedy El Calentito (2005) and the drama Return to Hansala (Retorno a Hansala, 2008).

Filmography

Films by this director

Gipsy Soul

(Alma gitana, 1995)

Directed by: Chus Guitérrez

PHOTOGRAPHY: Arnaldo Catinari

Synopsis:

Antonio is the prototype of a young urban individualist and womanizer who doesn't really know what he wants. He earns a living as a waiter in the Senata bar and occasionally dances for tourists. His life changes when he meets Lucía, an atypical gypsy girl who studies restoration and works in her father’s antique shop. She respects traditional values, such as being a virgin before marriage, and wants a family. In the society within which she lives, she is discriminated against both for being a wo...

color, 97 min

Poniente

(2002.)

Directed by: Chus Guitérrez

PHOTOGRAPHY: Carles Gusi

Synopsis:

After her father passes away, Lucía returns to her hometown in southern Spain. She had been living in Madrid and working as a teacher for years but now is forced to take care of her father’s farm, which she has recently inherited. In the small town, she faces racism against immigrant workers and finds an ally in Curro, accountant at the farm. As the tension builds, everybody faces tough decisions and Lucía falls in love…

digital, color, 96 min

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