Cristina Huete Explained

Cristina Huete is a Spanish film producer.

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 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 (and also her brother-in-law David Trueba), she first collaborated with her husband in documentary film (1982). She has since been the producer of over 20 films,^[5] 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).^{[6] [7]} She was invited to membership in the AMPAS in 2019.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chico and Rita. Praesens-Film. 3 May 2024.
2. Web site: 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. Web site: Más vidas que Manolo Huete. Aisge. Javier. Ocaña. 3 May 2024.
4. Web site: Con las mujeres de la familia. El Mundo. S.R.. 22 November 2009.
5. Web site: Cristina Huete: "Llegué al cine por amor, junto a Fernando Trueba". Prensa Ibérica. La Nueva España. J.L.. Argüelles. 23 November 2019.
6. Web site: La reina de Trueba no es Penélope, es Cristina Huete. El Español. 3 December 2016. Antonio. Albert.
7. Web site: Cristina Huete, productora de 'La Reina de España': "Las cinco nominaciones no están nada mal, estamos agradecidos". La Vanguardia. 14 December 2016.
8. Web site: La Academia de Hollywood invita a 842 nuevos miembros de 59 países. Los Angeles Times. 1 July 2019.