Tania Hermida
She wrote and directed the internationally recognized and lauded films Qué tan lejos and In the Name of the Girl and has collaborated with other filmmakers, like Sebastián Cordero.Her elder sister is the first woman rector of the University of Cuenca María Augusta Hermida.[1] Her father, a doctor and an avid reader, ensured that Hermida grew up surrounded by art and literature.Her first film, 11 minutes in length, was about a Cuban plastic artist who used his talents to creatively criticize the government.[2][3] Hermida completed complementary studies in the aesthetics of cinema at the University of Valladolid in 1990 and creative writing at the School of Letters in Madrid in 1998.