Mikel Lejarza (producer)

Mikel Lejarza Ortiz (born 1956) is a Spanish audiovisual producer. He became the president of A3 Films (later Atresmedia Cine) in 2010.

Mikel Lejarza
Lejarza in October 2017 in Madrid
Born	Mikel Lejarza Ortiz 1956 (age 68–69) Bilbao, Spain
Education	Complutense University of Madrid (Lic.) University of Deusto (PhD)
Occupation	Film producer

For the Esukadi Ta Askatasuna spy, see Mikel Lejarza.

Biography

Mikel Lejarza Ortiz was born in Bilbao in 1956.^[1] He earned a licenciate degree in Geography and History from the Complutense University of Madrid and a PhD in Communication Sciences from the University of Deusto.^[2] He began a career as a journalist working for El Correo and Radio Popular.^[3] He earned a post in ETB in 1983 after passing competitive examination, later working for Tele 5 and Grupo Árbol.^[4] He joined Grupo Antena 3 in 2006, helming the company's film studio (Antena 3 Films/Atresmedia Cine) after 2010.^[4][5]

Filmography

Producer

• Marshland (2014)^[6]
• Toro (2016)^[7]
• Smoke & Mirrors (2016)^[8]
• May God Save Us (2016)^[9]
• The Queen of Spain (2016)^[10]
• The Invisible Guest (2016)^[11]
• The Bar (2017)^[12]
• Gold (2017)^[13]
• The Realm (2018)^[14]
• Klaus (2019)^[15]