She is a screenwriter and film director. Her debut feature, Alba, was awarded at the Rotterdam and the San Sebastián film festivals. The film also went on to win over 35 international awards, was Ecuador’s official submission to the Academy Awards, and was featured in the Latin American cinema showcase at MoMA in New York. Her second feature, The Octopus Skin, premiered at San Sebastián and was selected for festivals including Thessaloniki, Guadalajara, and Munich. It received six Colibrí Awards from the Ecuadorian Film Academy.
