‘Gloria’ Star Paulina García Preps Directorial Debut, ‘The Passion According to Carmen’ (EXCLUSIVE)

May 17, 2026 11:26pm PT

‘Gloria’ Star Paulina García Preps Directorial Debut, ‘The Passion According to Carmen’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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(L-R) Paulina García, Mariana Loyola, Gabriela Sandoval, Carlos Nuñez Courtesy of Cautiva and Storyboard Media

Chile’s Paulina García, winner of the Berlinale Silver Bear for her performance in Sebastian Lelio’s “Gloria,” is poised to direct her first feature, “The Passion According to Carmen” (“La Pasión según Carmen”).

Described as “the coming-of-age story of an adult woman” it follows Carmen, a journalist, whose life appears – at least on the surface – to be happy and stable. She has close friends, a comfortable life and is married to Nico with whom they have a 20-year-old daughter. But Carmen is bereft over her grandmother and best friend, Mar, who has died.

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