Isabel Coixet is a Spanish film director. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed seven feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in addition to documentary films, shorts and commercials. Her films follow a departure from traditional national cinema of Spain, and help to ?untangle films from their national context, ? clearing the path for thinking about national film from different perspectives.? The recurring themes of ?emotions, feelings and existential conflict? coupled with her distinct visual style secure the ?multifaceted ? filmmaker's status as a ?catalan auteur?. 

April 9th, 1962 in Sant Adrià de Besòs (Age 62)