Biografia
Mar Targarona (born March 30, 1953, Barcelona) studied drama at the Theatre Institute of Barcelona and later at the National Theater of Strasbourg.
In 1976, she joined the Dagoll Dagom company, working on productions such as "Will Not Talk in Class" and the hit "Antaviana." In 1985, she left her acting career to enter the advertising world, initially working as a casting director and assistant production director before eventually becoming a director.
In 1990, together with her husband, producer Joaquín Padró, she founded Rodar y Rodar. Initially focused on commercial production, Rodar y Rodar became the only Spanish producer to win the Golden Lion at the Cannes Advertising Festival, the industry's most prestigious award. In 1994, Joaquín and Mar founded the Taller de Guionistas, a school for scriptwriting. Today, she is a recognized professor at the University of Barcelona.
In 1995, she directed and co-wrote the comedy "Die My Life" with Montse Abbad. In 2001, she solidified her role as a producer with the film "Vivancos III." Later, Rodar y Rodar ventured into television with their first TV movie for TV3, "Majoria Absoluta," written and directed by Joaquim Oristrell.
In 2004, Mar made her opera debut as the main producer of Guillem Morales' "The Uninvited Guest." In 2005, the romantic comedy written and directed by Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes, starring Carmen Maura, hit theaters. That same year, she premiered the TVE series "Grandma Summer" with Rosa Maria Sardà.
In 2007, Rodar y Rodar released its largest project to date, "The Orphanage," the first film by director Juan Antonio Bayona and screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez. Despite its high cost, the film attracted over 4.3 million viewers. A year later, Mar and Joaquín produced the big-screen debut of writer Albert Espinosa, "Do Not Ask Me to Kiss You, Because I'll Kiss," starring Eloy Azorín.
In 2008, she produced the TV movie "The Player's Hands," directed by Sergio G. Sánchez. In 2009, Mar returned to directing with the mini-series "Ull per ull" ("Eye for an Eye") for TV3 and TVE, a love story set in anarchist Barcelona of the 1920s.
In October 2010, Guillem Morales' "Julia's Eyes," again starring Belén Rueda, premiered and became the second highest-grossing Spanish film of the year. Rodar y Rodar's next project was the 3D slasher film "Sleep Tight," starring Amaia Salamanca, Luis Fernández, Úrsula Corberó, and Maxi Iglesias, directed by newcomer Sergi Vizcaíno.
In December 2012, "The Body," the first film starring Oriol Paulo alongside José Coronado, Hugo Silva, and Belén Rueda, premiered. Currently, Mar is working on Rodar y Rodar's new comedy project, "Who Killed Bambi?
