Alicia Luna

Alicia Luna

Alicia Luna (born December 2, 1963) is a Spanish screenwriter, film director, and professor. She has received awards such as the Audience Award at the Seminci of Valladolid Film Festival for the film Pídele cuentas al rey (1999), the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay, and the Best European Screenplay Award for Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes) (2004), and the Malaga Film Festival Critics Award for La vida empieza hoy (Life Begins Today). She has also co-written the documentaries Chicas nuevas 24 horas (New Girls 24/7) and El proxeneta. Paso corto, mala leche (The pimp. Small step, bad mood). She is president of the Lydia Cacho Foundation, created in 2008 to help people threatened by human rights violations.