Cristina Huete is a Spanish film producer.

Huete attending the presentation of The Queen of Spain at the 2017 Berlinale.

She was born in São Paulo, Brazil.[1][2] Her father was Manuel Huete, a Spanish comic book illustrator who also worked as an actor and lived in Venezuela and Brazil.[3] Her sister Lala [es] is a costume designer while her sisters Ana and Angélica have also pursued careers as film producers.[4]

A recurring producer of the films directed by her husband Fernando Trueba[n. 1] (and also her brother-in-law David Trueba), she first collaborated with her husband in documentary film Mientras el cuerpo aguante [es] (1982).[5] She has since been the producer of over 20 films,[6] including Belle Époque (1992), Two Much (1995), The Girl of Your Dreams (1998), Calle 54 (2000), Chico and Rita (2010), Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed (2013), The Queen of Spain (2016), and They Shot the Piano Player (2023).[5][7][6] She was invited to membership in the AMPAS in 2019.[8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Whom with she had one son, Jonás Groucho.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Chico and Rita". Praesens-Film. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Cristina Huete, productora de 'Dispararon al pianista': "Todo el mundo está dispuesto a financiar la animación para niños, pero si es para adultos, la cosa cambia"". Audiovisual451. 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ Ocaña, Javier. "Más vidas que Manolo Huete". Aisge. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ S.R. (22 November 2009). "Con las mujeres de la familia". El Mundo.
  5. ^ a b c Albert, Antonio (3 December 2016). "La reina de Trueba no es Penélope, es Cristina Huete". El Español.
  6. ^ a b Argüelles, J.L. (23 November 2019). "Cristina Huete: "Llegué al cine por amor, junto a Fernando Trueba"". La Nueva España. Prensa Ibérica.
  7. ^ "Cristina Huete, productora de 'La Reina de España': "Las cinco nominaciones no están nada mal, estamos agradecidos"". La Vanguardia. 14 December 2016.
  8. ^ "La Academia de Hollywood invita a 842 nuevos miembros de 59 países". Los Angeles Times. 1 July 2019.