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Podcast: The Jeremiah Show: Pop Culture, Music Icons Food Gods
Episode: Laura Bayonas: Independent Film Voices, on Acting and Screenwriting
Description: “Dedicated with love to Lola and William Bayonas”
Laura Bayonas is a Spanish-born actress, filmmaker, and best-selling author whose creative voice was shaped by the cultural freedom and artistic rebellion of La Movida Madrileña, the post-Franco movement that redefined Spain’s film, music, and art scene.
Her career began remarkably early—she appeared in a TV commercial at age four and, at seven, played her first lead role in the acclaimed short film Correo de guerra (1972), directed by Augusto M. Torres.
Over the decades, she has continued to work across film, theater...