SHORT EXPRESS ROBERTO PEREZ TOLEDO 2025

RUTH GABRIEL
(San Fernando, Cádiz, 1975) Spanish actress who began her career as a child actress on television and trained in acting in the United States, Italy, and Spain. She made her film debut in 1994 with Imanol Uribe's Días contados (Running Out of Time), winning the Goya Award for Best New Actress. Since then, she has appeared in films such as 99.9, Zona hostil (Hostile Zone), El asesino de los caprichos (The Caprices Killer), and Tin & Tina, as well as working on television series such as Querido maestro (Dear Teacher), Bandolera, and Amar es para siempre (Love is Forever). With more than three decades of experience, she remains active in film, theater, and television.

NICK IGEA
He was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in 1974. He studied film in Madrid. He has directed four short films, winning several international awards. He teaches film at the Complutense University of Madrid. "A Walk Through El Born" is his first feature film as a director, which has so far won 29 awards at international festivals.

ALMUDENA HERNÁNDEZ
(Lanzarote, 1987) is a singer and actress. She studied Dramatic Arts at the Canary Islands School of Actors (Tenerife, 2010-2014) and also trained in singing. She began her professional career at local festivals and on the hotel circuit, winning the Arrecife Young Promises Song Festival in 2011, which led her to represent Spain in Miami.
She has participated in programs such as "Veo cómo cantas" (I See How You Sing), fulfilling her dream of singing alongside Pastora Soler. She has performed concerts in iconic venues in Lanzarote and is known for her interpretations of traditional Canarian music. Currently, she works as a professional singer both on the island and nationally, while also developing her own original songs.

VIRGINIA PABLOS
With a degree in Audiovisual Communication and a Master's in Filmmaking, she founded Sin Fin Cinema in 2011, a film company based in London and Amsterdam that works in the exhibition and distribution of films, with a special focus on Spanish and Latin American cinema. She has curated and produced film programs in collaboration with international institutions such as the Tate Gallery, Barbican Art Centre, the National Gallery of Scotland, Eye Filmmuseum, Rijksmuseum, and Batalha Centro do Cinema. In 2015, she founded the Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival, the largest festival in the Netherlands dedicated to Spanish cinema. As director of the Amsterdam Spanish Film Festival, she has played a fundamental role in the organization and management of the event, contributing significantly to its growth and success over the years.
2025 FILM MURAL AND POSTER COMPETITION

Arrecife of Lanzarote
Artistic career linked to the integration of different languages and plastic, visual and graphic disciplines.
Artistic interventions developed in numerous collaborations within and outside the Canary Islands.
A colorful and playful work that explores nature, exoticism, gastronomy, and the pictorial landscapes of historical female travelers.
Production and assembly director of the Keroxen Festival since 2009.
Artistic philosophy in one sentence: Art to be lived, not just seen.

Graduated in Fine Arts from the Complutense University of Madrid, later continuing her training in illustration at the Minúscula School.
Her work combines illustration with painting, developing both publishing and exhibition projects. As an illustrator, she has worked for publishers such as Anaya, Oxford University Press, Akane Ediciones, and Editorial Neo, among others.
She has participated in various group and solo exhibitions, most notably her latest solo exhibition 'Calima Purpurina' at El Almacén, and her collaboration in the 'Traspatio' exhibition at the International Museum of Contemporary Art (MIAC) in Lanzarote.

She has been part of the “Parto Cerebral” collective for more than ten years, creating the performances “Hay” and “Mapa buico” for the Lanzarote Art Biennial or “Poliamidas” for the project “The possibility of a museum” at the MIAC.
Together with the "Parto Cerebral" team, she created the art and gender workshops "Tocate el higo". She also managed the "El Quirofano" exhibition space and all the activities that took place there for seven years.
Her artwork has been featured in two editions of the Hybrid art fair. It has also been exhibited in various alternative spaces, as well as at the CIC El Almacen.
FICL 2025 SCHOOL SHORT FILM COMPETITION

IVAN UMPIERREZ
Audiovisual producer and film production assistant with short films as a source of motivation, I have been fortunate to participate in various festivals in Lanzarote, Tenerife and La Palma.
I have been fortunate to work on filming productions for Warner Bros, Disney, BBC, or participate as part of the organization of Festivals such as Camerimage in Poland, ESFF in Scotland, El FICL in Lanzarote, Lánzate a rodar, MAPAS and Tenerife Noire Express in Tenerife, Mueca.
One of my priorities is to create audiovisual pieces with few resources, focusing on feelings and emotions.

BEGOÑA CARRASCO
Begoña Carrasco holds a PhD in Art History and a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, with a long and distinguished academic career at internationally renowned institutions. She completed her studies at the prestigious Columbia University in New York, where she deepened her knowledge of Video Art within the contemporary art scene, as well as at the Sorbonne University in Paris, where she completed part of the postgraduate program in Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, and Politics. She also holds a Master's degree in Digital Graphic Design, thus complementing her training in the field of art and design.

MARINA CARNICERO
Qualifications: History and Sciences of Music and Master in Musical Heritage.
Activity: High School Teacher of Performing Arts and Music at the Pancho Lasso School of Arts.
Born in Ronda (Málaga) in 1995, she began her musical training as a classical pianist for twelve years and completed it with a degree in History and Sciences of Music from the University of Granada. Her interest in teaching led her to specialize, earning a Master's degree in Musical Heritage with a focus on Education. She has also pursued undergraduate studies in Art History.
2025 FILM WINDOW DISPLAY COMPETITION
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ANI RUIZ BERNAL
Interior designer, multidisciplinary artist, and creator of El Atelier de la Desengañada, Ani works at the intersection of illustration, design, and set design, always with a poetic and symbolic perspective. Her career is deeply intertwined with art and creation in the Canary Islands, with a particular sensitivity to space and visual storytelling.

GUELY ROBAYNA
A Philosophy and Psychology teacher at IES Tías, Guely Robayna has always been involved in the art world in Lanzarote. A lover of film, music, and visual creation, she has actively participated in the island's cultural life, especially around the CIC El Almacén since its inception.

PEDRO MESA
Born in Tías in 1984, Pedro Mesa is a graphic designer and amateur photographer with a Higher Technician degree in Plastic Arts and Design. He has developed his professional career at the Tías Town Hall, following a period at the Lanzarote Island Council. His work has been recognized in poster and photography competitions, and he has served on the jury for cultural events such as the Arrecife Carnival Queen pageant and the Tías Shop Window Competition. Passionate about art and visual communication, he maintains an active commitment to local culture.
SENIORS WITHOUT HESITATION 2025
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María Pérez Rodríguez, Coordinator of the Department of Social Welfare and Inclusion of the Lanzarote Island Council

Juana Hernández García
President of the SIMPATIA senior citizens' group

Jessyca Marrero Díaz
Audiovisual professor at the Pancho Lasso School





