Maria Ripol

María Ripoll Julià is a Spanish film director born in 1963 in Barcelona, known for her international career with over eight feature films to her credit. She studied at the American Film Institute in Los Angeles and achieved success with films like *It's Now or Never*, making her the highest-grossing Spanish female director at the time, and later works such as *Traces of Sandalwood* and *Twice Upon a Yesterday*. Her achievements include awards like Best Screenplay at the Montreal International Film Festival and nominations for Best New Director at the Goya Awards.