Founded by Emma Lustres and Borja Pena in 2003, Vaca Films has established itself in Spain as one of the leading production companies in the development and production of successful films and series for both national and international markets, combining quality with commerciality.
Its productions have grossed more than 50MM€ in Spain and have been distributed worldwide, participating in the most important festivals (Venice, Toronto, San Sebastian or Berlin) and winning dozens of Goya Awards and other important mentions.
Among their most successful films are “Celda 211”, “El Niño”, “Cien años de perdón”, “El Desconocido”, “Quien a hierro mata”, “Hasta el cielo”, “La Sombra de la Ley”, “Fatum” or “The Courier”.
Their latest releases have been “Golpes”, a thriller starring Luis Tosar, Jesús Carroza, and Teresa Garzón, which marks Rafael Cobos’ feature film directorial debut; and “Tell me softly”, an original film for Prime Video that adapts the first novel in Mercedes Ron’s trilogy of the same name, directed by Denis Rovira.
Through its Vaca TV line, in 2020 they premiere the first season of “La Unidad”, a Movistar+ series that signed the most watched launch of an original in the history of the platform, and the Netflix series “El desorden que dejas”, created by Carlos Montero; “Hasta el cielo. La serie”, continuation of the film of the same name directed by Daniel Calparsoro; ‘Clanes’, directed by Roger Gual and starring Clara Lago and Tamar Novas, which has accumulated 11 weeks among the most watched series on Netflix in Spain and it’s prepairing it’s second season; and “El Circo de los Muchachos”, documentary series for Prime Video, directed by Elías León Seminiani. His upcoming series, in addition to the second season of “Clanes,” include “Lobo,” a miniseries written by Alberto Marini and Juan Galiñanes, directed by Marini himself alongside Javier Rodríguez Delgado, and starring Luis Tosar and Tristán Ulloa.
They are currently developing and preparing several film and TV projects with leading screenwriters and directors of the national scene.
