---
name: "Esther García"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/esther-garcia"
fi1m_id: "esther-garcia"
imdb_id: "nm0306088"
tmdb_id: 93
wikidata_id: "Q5849390"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "20 July 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-03T02:12:11.392966+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Esther García

## Identity

Esther García

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/esther-garcia
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** esther-garcia
- **IMDb ID:** nm0306088
- **TMDB ID:** 93
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5849390
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Garc%C3%ADa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5849390, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0306088/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93

Producer. Born 20 July 1965 in Cedillo de la Torre, Segovia, Spain.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 20 July 1965, Cedillo de la Torre, Segovia, Spain
- **Active:** 1988–present
- **Also known as:** Esther García Rodríguez, Ester García
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 14: 4 acting, 10 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://film.one/person/pedro-almodovar.md), [Agustín Almodóvar](https://film.one/person/agustin-almodovar.md), [Antonio Banderas](https://film.one/person/antonio-banderas.md), [Blanca Portillo](https://film.one/person/blanca-portillo.md), [Leonardo Sbaraglia](https://film.one/person/leonardo-sbaraglia.md), [Penélope Cruz](https://film.one/person/penelope-cruz.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as producer, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 78 (3), 2010s 82 (4), 2020s 74 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 78 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 10, Comedy 5, Thriller 3, Horror 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $263m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Garc%C3%ADa, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5849390, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0306088/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/93

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Wild Tales*](https://film.one/film/wild-tales.md) (83), [*Julieta*](https://film.one/film/julieta.md) (80), [*The Skin I Live In*](https://film.one/film/the-skin-i-live-in.md) (80), [*Broken Embraces*](https://film.one/film/broken-embraces.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## On Fi1m (14)

### Performed in (4)

- *Julieta* (2016), Fi1m 80, as Woman at Cemetery — [page](https://film.one/film/julieta.md)
- *Broken Embraces* (2009), Fi1m 66, Actor, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/broken-embraces.md)
- *Talk to Her* (2002), Fi1m 84, as Oficial — [page](https://film.one/film/talk-to-her.md)
- *All About My Mother* (1999), Fi1m 88, Actor, Production Director — [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-my-mother.md)

### Produced (10) — the average rests on these

- *Bitter Christmas* (2026), Fi1m 64, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bitter-christmas.md)
- *La bola negra* (2026), Fi1m 74, Associate Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/la-bola-negra.md)
- *Sirāt* (2025), Fi1m 83, Executive Producer, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/sirat.md)
- *The Room Next Door* (2024), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-room-next-door.md)
- *Parallel Mothers* (2021), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/parallel-mothers.md)
- *Pain and Glory* (2019), Fi1m 84, as Auxiliar (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/pain-and-glory.md)
- *Wild Tales* (2014), Fi1m 83, Production Manager, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/wild-tales.md)
- *The Skin I Live In* (2011), Fi1m 80, as Presenter (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-skin-i-live-in.md)
- *Volver* (2006), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/volver.md)
- *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988), Fi1m 84, Production Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *La bola negra* (2026), Associate Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/la-bola-negra.md)
- *Vacío Luminoso* (2026), Producer
- *Bitter Christmas* (2026), Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/bitter-christmas.md)
- *Ramón and Ramón* (2025), Executive Producer
- *Sirāt* (2025), Executive Producer, Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/sirat.md)
- *The Room Next Door* (2024), Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-room-next-door.md)
- *Fleeting Lies* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Strange Way of Life* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Parallel Mothers* (2021), Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/parallel-mothers.md)
- *It Snows in Benidorm* (2020), Producer
- *The Human Voice* (2020), Producer
- *Pain and Glory* (2019), as Auxiliar (uncredited) · Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/pain-and-glory.md)
- *The Silence of Others* (2019), Executive Producer
- *El Angel* (2018), Producer
- *Manda huevos* (2016), Producer
- *Julieta* (2016), as Woman at Cemetery · Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/julieta.md)
- *The Clan* (2015), Producer
- *Wild Tales* (2014), Producer, Production Manager — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/wild-tales.md)
- *Barefoot in the Kitchen* (2013), Producer
- *I'm So Excited!* (2013), as Controladora aérea · Producer
- *The Skin I Live In* (2011), as Presenter (uncredited) · Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-skin-i-live-in.md)
- *José & Pilar* (2010), Producer
- *The Last Summer of La Boyita* (2009), Co-Producer
- *Broken Embraces* (2009), as Producer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/broken-embraces.md)
- *My Prison Yard* (2008), as Programadora · Producer
- *The Headless Woman* (2008), Producer
- *Cobrador: In God We Trust* (2007), Producer
- *Volver* (2006), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/volver.md)
- *The Secret Life of Words* (2005), Producer
- *The Holy Girl* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Bad Education* (2004), Executive Producer
- *My Life Without Me* (2003), as Woman who does nails · Producer
- *Talk to Her* (2002), as Oficial · Production Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/talk-to-her.md)
- *The Devil's Backbone* (2001), Production Director
- *All About My Mother* (1999), as Production Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/all-about-my-mother.md)
- *Live Flesh* (1997), Producer
- *The Flower of My Secret* (1995), Producer, Production Design
- *Mutant Action* (1993), as Presentadora T.V. · Associate Producer, Production Director
- *High Heels* (1991), Production Manager
- *Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!* (1990), Production Design, Production Director
- *Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown* (1988), Production Manager — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/women-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown.md)
- *The Impeccable Sinner* (1987), as La taxista
- *Law of Desire* (1987), Production Manager
- *Year of Enlightment* (1986), Assistant Production Manager
- *Matador* (1986), Assistant Production Manager, Production Assistant
- *El hijo del cura* (1982), as Production Secretary
- *Avisa a Curro Jiménez* (1978), as Production Secretary

## Gallery

- ![Esther García](https://film.one/media/person/99275/gallery-033a2e244b5c.jpg) Esther García — Ruben Ortega, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Esther_Garc%C3%ADa_en_los_Premios_Goya_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Esther_Garc%C3%ADa_en_los_Premios_Goya_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Premios Goya 2017](https://film.one/media/person/99275/gallery-676273d414c2.jpg) Premios Goya 2017 — Ruben Ortega, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Esther_Garc%C3%ADa_y_Agust%C3%ADn_Almod%C3%B3var_en_los_Premios_Goya_2017.jpg/1280px-Esther_Garc%C3%ADa_y_Agust%C3%ADn_Almod%C3%B3var_en_los_Premios_Goya_2017.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Visitad el blog del Zinemaldi en dvdenlared.com (2005)](https://film.one/media/person/99275/gallery-68e95b499721.jpg) Visitad el blog del Zinemaldi en dvdenlared.com (2005) — Mario Antonio Pena Zapatería from Irun, Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Lola_Due%C3%B1as.jpg/1280px-Lola_Due%C3%B1as.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Foto de grupo de los premios Goya 2019. Alfombra roja Goyas 2019](https://film.one/media/person/99275/gallery-b3ce709fbef8.jpg) Foto de grupo de los premios Goya 2019. Alfombra roja Goyas 2019 — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Premios_Goya_2019_-_Varios_08.jpg/1280px-Premios_Goya_2019_-_Varios_08.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Sirat Cast & Crew at Red Carpet of Goya Awards 2026 in Barcelona (2025)](https://film.one/media/person/99275/gallery-20b863f5f503.jpg) Sirat Cast & Crew at Red Carpet of Goya Awards 2026 in Barcelona (2025) — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Premios_Goya_2026_-_Equipo_de_Sirat.jpg/1280px-Premios_Goya_2026_-_Equipo_de_Sirat.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Film 2019: European Film Award for Best Film (nominated), for *Pain and Glory*
- Premio Nacional de Cinematografía 2018: Premio Nacional de Cinematografía (won)
- European Film Award for Best Comedy 2013: European Film Award for Best Comedy (nominated), for *I'm So Excited*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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