{{Infobox person | name = Nely Reguera | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1978}} | birth_place = Barcelona | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | alma_mater=ESCAC | occupation = Film director | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = ''María (and Everybody Else)'', }}
'''Nely Reguera''' (born 1978) is a Catalonian film director.
Reguera is referred to as one of the most talented emerging Spanish directors, and one of the few female ones in the male-dominant scene.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/317779/ | title =María (and Everybody Else): How I love you | last =Rivera | first =Alfonso | date =2016-09-20 | publisher =Cineuropa | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref><ref name=hopewell/> A graduate of the ESCAC,<ref>{{cite web | url =https://dafilmfestival.com/en/director/nely-reguera/ | title =Nely Reguera | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref> as a graduation project she directed ''Ausencias'' (2002) short film, followed with ''Pablo'' (2009) short.<ref name=hopewell>{{cite web | url =https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/nely-reguera-maria-and-the-others-san-sebastian-fest-1201866043/ | title =Nely Reguera on 'Maria (And The Others),' Barbara Lennie and Family Dynamics | last =Hopewell | first =John | date =2016-09-20 | publisher = Variety | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref> The latter, screened and praised at numerous international film festivals, won Special Jury Mention award at the Gijón International Film Festival and the Huesca International Film Festival and made her known.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://escac.com/en/film/pablo-2/ | title =Pablo | publisher = ESCAC | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref><ref name=huesca>{{cite web | url =https://www.huesca-filmfestival.com/en/la-voluntaria-will-open-the-50th-huesca-international-film-festival/ | title ="LA VOLUNTARIA" WILL OPEN THE 50TH HUESCA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | date =19 May 2022 | publisher = Festival Internacional de Cine de Huesca | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref> It was followed by a documentary ''Muxía to ferida'' and short films ''Three Days with the Family'' (''Mar Coll'') and ''Blog''.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://alcine.org/en/programa/10750/pablo/? | title =Pablo | publisher = Alcine | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref>
Her debut feature, ''María (and Everybody Else)'', was presented in the New Directors section of the San Sebastián Film Festival in September 2016 and screened at numerous film festivals around the world.<ref name=cine20210412>{{cite web | url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/399659/ | title =Nely Reguera shooting her second film, The Volunteer | last =Rivera | first =Alfonso | date =2021-04-12 | publisher = Cineuropa | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref> The film was well received by critics and audience, it won several awards, including Best Film best film at Miami’s HBO Ibero-American Competition, among other international prizes, and was nominated for Best New Director prize at the Goya Awards.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://homemadefilms.gr/nely-reguera/ | title =Nely Reguera | publisher = Homemade Films | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref><ref name=mayorga/><ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.vozpopuli.com/altavoz/cultura/nely-reguera-nominada-direccion-novel_0_991101997.html | title =Reguera, nominated to the Goya: "It seems that the thirty-year-one we have to do everything right" | date =2017-01-21 | publisher = Voz Populi | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref>
Reguera has also directed several episodes of ''Welcome to the Family'' (2017), ''Valeria'' (2020), and Galgos (2024) series.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/454901/ | title =Series review: Galgos | last =Rivera | first =Alfonso | date =2024-01-17 | publisher = Cineuropa | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref><ref name=cine20210412/><ref name=mayorga>{{cite web | url =https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/fasten-films-produce-nely-regueras-second-feature-the-grandson-1203348800/ | title =Fasten Films to Produce Nely Reguera's Second Feature 'The Grandson' (EXCLUSIVE) | last =Mayorga | first =Emilio | date =2019-09-25 | publisher = Cineuropa | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref>
She wrote the screenplay and directed her second feature, ''{{ill|La voluntaria|es}}'', in 2021. With Carmen Machi in the title role, it was filmed in the Malakasa refugee camp in Athens.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/422619/ | title =The Málaga Film Festival regains its former pizazz at its 25th edition | last =Rivera | first =Alfonso | date =2022-03-03 | publisher = Cineuropa | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref><ref name=cine20210412/> A Spanish-Greek co-production, the movie was released in 2022<ref>{{cite web | url =https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/470168/ | title =Review: Dismantling an Elephant | last =Rivera | first =Alfonso | date =2024-11-19 | publisher = Cineuropa | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url =https://variety.com/2022/global/festivals/nely-regueras-la-voluntaria-scooped-bendita-film-sales-1235205236/ | title =Nely Reguera's High-Profile Málaga Bow 'La Voluntaria' Scooped by Bendita Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE) | last =De Pablos | first =Emiliano | date =2022-03-15 | publisher = The Volunteer | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref> and opened the 50th edition of the Huesca International Film Festival.<ref name=huesca/>
As of 2024, Reguera is a professor at the ESCAC and an active member of the ''Cine en curso'' film outreach project dedicated to children.<ref>{{cite web | url =https://cineuropa.org/en/interview/317778/ | title =Nely Reguera Director | last =Rivera | first =Alfonso | date =2016-09-20 | publisher = Cineuropa | access-date =2025-01-13}}</ref>
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