Aizpea Goenaga Mendiola (San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, Basque Country, 26 November 1959) is a Basque actress and film director. She was the director of Etxepare Basque Institute,[1] the institute of the Basque language and culture between 2009 and 2016.[2] She belongs to a well-known dynasty of Basque actors,[3] Aizpea is the aunt of Bárbara Goenaga, an actress herself, the daughter of the actress Juani Mendiola Barkaiztegi and the sister of the artist Juan Luis Goenaga.

Aizpea Goenaga
Born
Aitzpea Goenaga Mendiola

(1959-11-26) 26 November 1959 (age 64)
Years active1989 - 2016
ChildrenAia Kruse
Parent
Websitewww.etxepareinstitutua.net/es/

Filmography

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As a film actress

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As a television actress

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As a director

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Awards

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  • In 2011 she received the Simone de Beauvoir Prize from the Exhibition of Film Created by Women.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Maider Sillero Alfaro (2011). "Aizpea Goenaga / Directora del Instituto Vasco Etxepare". Euskonews. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Miren Arzalluz sustituye a Aizpea Goenaga en Etxepare. Noticias de Guipúzcoa" (in European Spanish). Noticias de Guipúzcoa. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  3. ^ "La saga de artistas Goenaga, esta noche, en 'Sagak'". www.eitb.eus (in European Spanish). Vasco EiTB Radio Televisión Pública. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  4. ^ Larrauri, Eva (14 October 2011). "Aizpea Goenaga, premio Simone Beauvoir por su vida en el cine". El País: Diario Independiente de la Mañana (in Spanish). Ediciones El País. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Zinemakumeak gara! | 22ª Edición de la Muestra de Cine Dirigido por Mujeres". www.zinemakumeak.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 March 2018.
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