María Luisa Gutiérrez, (Yunquera de Henares, Guadalajara, 1973) is one of the most influential Spanish producers. Founder and CEO of Bowfinger International Pictures, focused on Spanish production and co-production market, on the last years she has been behind of some of the most successful Spanish films such as the "Torrente" saga; "Padre no hay más que uno"; "Padre no hay más que uno 2"; "A todo tren. Destino Asturias" and recently "Padre no hay más que uno 3" , considered the highest grossing Spanish films between 2019-2022. She also chairs the State Association of Film Spanish Producers (AECine), belongs to the Board of Directors of the Spanish Arts and Cinematographic Sciences Academy, and combines her work as producer and executive producer, with teaching on several educational institutions like ECAM or the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Graduated on Business Sciences at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid, (PDG-C in 2007 from IESE Business School), Mª Luisa Gutiérrez began her career as controller in films like "Isla Negra", "Airbag", ¡A por el oro! or "El impostor". After a long business career, in 2003 she decided to found her own production company, Bowfinger International Pictures, with her partner Santiago Segura, producing a wide catalog of productions with more than 35 films. Based in Madrid and the Basque Country, the new production company headed by Gutiérrez, has increased its market producing own films like "Sin Rodeos", "Ola de Crímenes" or "Qué te juegas", and also expanding his alliances with some of the principal TV network plattforms and distributors such as A3Cinema, Mediaset, Movistar or Latido, among others. In addition, Bowfinger International Pictures has increased their international expansion through LATAM & USA including producing and coproducing films of prestigious directors as Gabriel Nesci ("Casi leyendas"); Federico Cueva (¨Solo se vive una vez); Martín Hodara ( "Nieve Negra") , Gustavo Hernández ("No dormirás"), or the Oscar-winning director Armando Bo ("Animal"), among others. Recently Mª Luisa Gutiérrez has been also coproducing new films as "La casa del caracol" or "El Refugio", both directed by Macarena Astorga and top 1on their launch on Amazon Prime Video; "Llegaron de noche", by Imanol Uribe; "Sin ti no puedo" by Chus Gutiérrez or "Mamá no enRedes" by Daniela Fejerman. Considered one of the most influential women on the Spanish film market by magazines like Vanity Fair or Forbes, Mª Luisa Gutiérrez has also been awarded as Woman of the Year with a Silver Fotogramas Award; and also with the Comscore Courage Award (CineEurope 2021); with the Cygnus Award for Solidarity&Values Cinema from the University of Alcalá (ACIVAS), and with the 8M Award for her cultural career awarded by the Community of Madrid (2022), among others. Already she's working on new films like "Lobo Feroz", "A todo tren 2" or "Me he hecho viral", that will come to the cinemas soon.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Yunquera de Henares, Guadalajara, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
- Producer, also writer
- 26 on MovieCove
What are María Luisa Gutiérrez's films like?
Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 5 · Wry 2 · Earnest 19
A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 2 · Dark 8
A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3
Gentle 8 · Charged 11 · Intense 7
Steady 8 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 16
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 4
Casual 14 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 16 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 6
Resolved 20 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy14
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous4
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch María Luisa Gutiérrez's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for María Luisa Gutiérrez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
26 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.
Haciendo amigos(2026)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
La familia Benetón +2(2026)
Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Un funeral de locos(2025)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Undercover(2024)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Can't Live Without You(2022)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
What Lucia Saw(2022)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Father There Is Only One(2019)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Get Her... If You Can(2019)
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Animal(2018)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Empowered(2018)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Jefe(2018)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Perdida(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Wave of Crimes(2018)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
You Shall Not Sleep(2018)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Black Snow(2017)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
You Only Live Once(2017)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
Torrente 3: El protector(2005)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Asesino en serio(2002)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 26 MovieCove titles from 2002 to 2026.
How do María Luisa Gutiérrez's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 26; across their 26 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th12
- Below 25th11
Shape of the crowd
16 of their 26 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Broadly Agreed8
- Mixed16
Reviewers score the dialogue 49/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 18 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does María Luisa Gutiérrez work with?
People who share at least 2 of María Luisa Gutiérrez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Santiago Segura shares the most, 12.
Directors
- Santiago SeguraShared titles: The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2 (2025), Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias (2021), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019), Get Her... If You Can (2019), Empowered (2018), You Only Live Once (2017), Unresolved Sexual Tension (2010), Torrente 3: El protector (2005), El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo (2004), Asesino en serio (2002)See all 12 shared titles with Santiago Segura
- Joaquín MazónShared titles: La familia Benetón +2 (2026), The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2 (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Joaquín Mazón
Writers
- Marta González de VegaShared titles: Haciendo amigos (2026), Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias (2021), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019), Empowered (2018)See all 6 shared titles with Marta González de Vega
- Juan VeraShared titles: Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Juan Vera
- Mariano VeraShared titles: Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Mariano Vera
- Frank ArizaShared titles: The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth (2023), Can't Live Without You (2022), With the Years That I Have Left (2022)See all 3 shared titles with Frank Ariza
Actors
- Leo HarlemShared titles: La familia Benetón +2 (2026), Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias (2021), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Leo Harlem
- Carlos González MorollónShared titles: The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth (2023), Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Carlos González Morollón
- Sirena SeguraShared titles: Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias (2021), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Sirena Segura
- Toni AcostaShared titles: Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019), Empowered (2018)See all 4 shared titles with Toni Acosta
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Fran AmaroShared titles: Haciendo amigos (2026), Un funeral de locos (2025), Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias (2021), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019), Empowered (2018), Perdida (2018), You Only Live Once (2017)See all 9 shared titles with Fran Amaro
- Roque BañosShared titles: Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias (2021), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019), Empowered (2018), Unresolved Sexual Tension (2010), Torrente 3: El protector (2005)See all 7 shared titles with Roque Baños
- Maria VertizShared titles: Haciendo amigos (2026), La familia Benetón +2 (2026), Un funeral de locos (2025), Can't Live Without You (2022), With the Years That I Have Left (2022)See all 5 shared titles with Maria Vertiz
- Ángel IguácelShared titles: The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2 (2025), Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias (2021), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019)See all 5 shared titles with Ángel Iguácel
Producers
- Ignacio Salazar-SimpsonShared titles: Can't Live Without You (2022), Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), With the Years That I Have Left (2022), ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias (2021), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019), Empowered (2018), Jefe (2018), Wave of Crimes (2018), Black Snow (2017), You Only Live Once (2017)See all 11 shared titles with Ignacio Salazar-Simpson
- Ricardo Marco BudéShared titles: Can't Live Without You (2022), Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), With the Years That I Have Left (2022), ¡A todo tren! Destino Asturias (2021), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019), Empowered (2018), Jefe (2018), Wave of Crimes (2018), Black Snow (2017), You Only Live Once (2017)See all 11 shared titles with Ricardo Marco Budé
- Álvaro ArizaShared titles: Haciendo amigos (2026), La familia Benetón +2 (2026), The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2 (2025), Un funeral de locos (2025), Undercover (2024), The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth (2023), Can't Live Without You (2022), With the Years That I Have Left (2022)See all 8 shared titles with Álvaro Ariza
- Axier PérezShared titles: Un funeral de locos (2025), Undercover (2024), Father There Is Only One 3 (2022), Father There is Only One 2 (2020), Father There Is Only One (2019), Empowered (2018), Wave of Crimes (2018)See all 7 shared titles with Axier Pérez
Mixed roles
- Alejandro MontielShared titles: Perdida (2018), You Only Live Once (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Alejandro Montiel
- Jimmy BarnatánShared titles: Jefe (2018), Torrente 3: El protector (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jimmy Barnatán
