Aia Kruse Goenaga

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Aia Kruse Goenaga (C08 (2025-2026))

An actress and filmmaker from San Sebastián and the United States, she lived in Madrid from 2012 to 2024, when her son was born.

In 2017, she graduated with a degree in Acting and Performing Arts from the TAI University Centre. She studied stage direction at Cuarta Pared in Madrid in 2014. In 2019, she moved to New York to study film at the MononoAware School, where she shot and edited a 16mm short film.

She studied screenwriting at Larrotxene with Andoni de Carlos in 2020 and with Michel Gaztambide in 2021.

As an actress, she has appeared in films such as Handia (2016) by directors Jon Garaño and Aitor Arregi, and starred in Felicidad Perfecta (2008), Nora, directed by Lara Izagirre (2019), Ane by David Pérez Sañudo (2020), and Faisaien Irla by Asier Urbieta (2025). She has acted in plays such as Infierno by Peter Weiss, directed by Julián Fuentes Reta (2016), and worked as assistant director for the same play, as well as for Narcis@ by Anartz Zuazua. She has also appeared in TV shows such as Velvet Colección (2018), La línea invisible (2019) and Altsasu (2020).

In 2017, she founded and became the director of the Theatre for Roots association, leading the social and artistic team. In 2019, the Madrid City Council funded a project she wrote and directed, which was performed in five different districts of the Spanish capital. In 2020, she sat on the jury at the Begiradak Film Festival. Her documentary Lux Bona was selected to participate in the pitching session at the FIVER International Video Dance Festival. Her short film Ezin premièred at the Márgenes International Film Festival and another of her shorts, Dichoso, won the 30" award at the NotodoFilmFest festival.

With her production company, Amura, she directed the short film Guardatiempos for the Grassy jewellery store. She has also created videos and short documentaries for brands such as SKFK and Natura Bissé.

Last update of this profile: 2025