Laura Herrero Garvín (Toledo, 1985) has a Master's Degree in Creative Documentary from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. In 2010 she moved to Mexico to study film and work as a director and photographer. She was a member of the EmergenciaMX filmmaking collective and a founding member of La Sandía Digital audiovisual culture lab. Her debut feature, El remolino (2017), premiered at the Locarno Film Festival and has been screened at over 70 festivals worldwide.