The girl who made Spain cry, then made it dance.
She appeared when Spain was waking up from a long post-war period and crying with melodramas starring children, a child prodigy unlike any other; a girl who, in time, would become a symbol of freedom and a total artist. Actress, singer, friend, lover. This is the story of Ana Belén.
Direction
Méndez-Leite lets Ana's peers do the myth-making.
Production
Archival footage that smells like cigarettes and revolution.
Director
Fernando Méndez-Leite
Ana Belén
Herself - Actress / Singer
Fernando Colomo
Himself - Filmmaker
Juan Diego
Himself - Actor
José Luis García Sánchez
Himself - Filmmaker
Andrés Vicente Gómez
Himself - Producer
Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón
Himself - Filmmaker
Emilio Gutiérrez Caba
Himself - Actor
Carmen Maura
Herself - Actress
Miguel Ríos
Himself - Singer
Joaquín Sabina
Himself - Singer
Víctor Manuel
Himself - Singer
Julieta Serrano
Herself - Actress
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ana Belén became the bridge between Franco-era censorship and the movida madrileña's sexual liberation — a living symbol of what Spain could become.
The documentary's choice to exclude her own voice from much of the narrative mirrors how male-dominated Spanish cinema historically spoke for her.
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