Marina Vargas, a graduate in Audiovisual Communication, submitted the short films El Paseo (2021) and Padre (2023) to the Almería International Film Festival (FICAL), serving as assistant director and camera assistant, respectively. She also completed a master’s degree in cinematography at the ECPV, where she directed, wrote, and edited La Escalera (2026). Subsequently, she co-directed Catenaria (2026) with Josu Petite and Ethan Pastrana, a short film that won the “Andrés Benzal” Audience Award at Santurzine.