Overview

• Pedro and Agustín Almodóvar presented the award at the 73rd festival’s opening gala hosted by Silvia Abril, Toni Acosta and Itziar Ituño, which also paid tribute to the late Marisa Paredes.
• García argued that producers’ foremost duty is creative, from finding stories worth telling to accompanying directors through the work.
• She urged women in Spanish cinema to “learn to think big” and noted that leadership roles at broadcasters and platforms remain mostly male.
• A pillar of El Deseo, she has six Goya awards and Spain’s 2018 National Film Prize, with collaborations spanning Guillermo del Toro, Isabel Coixet and Damián Szifron.
• She remains active on new projects, including Sirat—Spain’s Oscar submission—and Pedro Almodóvar’s Amarga navidad, even as she signals a desire to prioritize family, health and mentorship.