Sandra Hermida Muñiz

Sandra Hermida Muñiz
Sandra Hermida at the 2017 Goya Awards
Born 22 July 1972
Madrid, Spain
Alma mater Complutense University of Madrid
Occupation(s) Film producer, production manager
Years active 1998–present
Awards

Sandra Hermida Muñiz (born 22 July 1972) is a Spanish film producer and production manager. She has produced more than 30 domestic and international films, such as The Impatient Alchemist (2002), The Orphanage (2007), The Impossible (2012), and A Monster Calls (2016).

Career

Sandra Hermida Muñiz holds a licentiate in image and sound from the Complutense University of Madrid. She began her film career in 1998 as coordinator (Spanish: regidora) of the film La primera noche de mi vida, directed by Miguel Albaladejo. In 2000, she worked as head of production on the film The Other Side, directed by Salvador García Ruiz.

She has been a producer on numerous films, such as The Impatient Alchemist by Patricia Ferreira, and The Orphanage, The Impossible, and A Monster Calls by J. A. Bayona. Her other film credits include Marrowbone, Aloft, Carmina y amén, La torre de Suso, Return to Hansala, Mediterranean Food, Spanish Movie, and Biutiful.

In addition, Hermida is a co-founder and director of Colosé Producciones, which she set up in 2004 with assistant director Javier Soto. Films produced by her company include 9 días en Haití, a short documentary by Oxfam Intermón, I Hate New York, and Mirage.

Filmography

Year Title Role
1999 Famosos y familia (TV series) Producer
2000 The Other Side Head of production
2002 The Impatient Alchemist Producer
2003 Los abajo firmantes Producer
2003 Voices in the Night Producer
2004 Hipnos Producer
2006 Amor en defensa propia Producer
2006 The Night of the Sunflowers Producer, production manager
2006 Va a ser que nadie es perfecto Producer
2007 The Orphanage Executive producer, production manager
2007 La torre de Suso Producer
2008 Las manos del pianista Producer
2008 Mediterranean Food Executive producer
2008 Return to Hansala Producer
2008 No se preocupe Producer
2009 Garbo: The Spy Executive producer
2009 Spanish Movie Producer
2010 Biutiful Co-producer
2011 Entrevista Producer
2011 Ghost Graduation Producer
2012 El escondite Producer
2012 The Impossible Executive producer
2014 Aloft Executive producer
2014 Autómata Producer
2014 Carmina y amén Executive producer
2015 9 días en Haití (short) Executive producer
2016 A Monster Calls Co-producer
2016 Petrona Executive producer
2017 The Invisible Guest Producer
2017 Marrowbone Executive producer
2018 I Hate New York Producer
2018 Mirage Executive producer

Awards

Hermida won Goya Awards for Best Production for The Orphanage (2007), The Impossible (2012), and A Monster Calls (2016), as well as one for Best Documentary Film for Garbo: The Spy in 2010. In 2013, she won for Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Feature Motion Picture at the Visual Effects Society Awards for The Impossible. In 2017, she won the Gaudí Award for Best Production for A Monster Calls.