Julia Montejo

Julia Montejo was born in Pamplona. She studied singing and piano at the Conservatorio Superior Pablo Sarasate, and Journalism at the University of Navarra. Later, she obtained masters in Screenwriting, Production and Film Direction at UCLA, Los Angeles.  She lived in the US for eight years, working as a screenwriter and director of film and television. In Los Angeles she wrote and directed the film 'No Turning Back-Sin Retorno', which collected more than 20 international prizes, including the ALMA Prize (the Latin American version of the Oscar) for the best independent Latin American film. In 2004 she returned to Spain, and since then, she has lived in Madrid, combining teaching work at the University of Navarra and at the Centro Villanueva of the Universidad Complutense, with her work as a screenwriter on the television series Siete Vidas, Motivos Personales…