# What is the name of the Spanish director who stood out for her critical view and for modernising Spanish cinema?

Question 4012 · Task 4 · Culture and history of Spain · CCSE 2026

**In Spanish, as in the exam:** ¿Cuál es el nombre de la directora española que ha destacado por su mirada crítica y por modernizar el cine nacional?

- a) Pilar Miró. (Pilar Miró.) · Right answer
- b) Sara Baras. (Sara Baras.)
- c) Penélope Cruz. (Penélope Cruz.)

**Right answer:** a) Pilar Miró.

## Why

Pilar Miró was a film and television director with a critical view. She also held public positions in the film sector and helped to modernise it. Sara Baras is a flamenco dancer and Penélope Cruz is an actress.

Question 4012 of the Manual de preparación de la prueba CCSE 2026 © Instituto Cervantes: https://cervantes.org/sites/public/produccion/files/2026-10/manual-preparacion-prueba-ccse-2026.pdf

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