Madronita Andreu-Klein

Las películas quedan, la gente se va (Films stay, people go). Madronita Andreu-Klein

Daughter of Dr Andreu, the wealthy developer of Tibidabo, Madronita Andreu (1893-1982) had a privileged childhood, and at an early age became fascinated with photography and cinema. By 1922 she had her first 16mm movie camera, and spent the next 58 years filming her high society family and life in a unique personal style—ever elegant and eccentric as she was herself.

Although she rarely filmed herself, Madronita Andreu left footage of her daily life in Barcelona and travels to India, New York, Jamaica and Seville; she was one of the first to film Spain in colour. She smuggled her camera into the bull ring to film the legendary matador Manolete and boxers in Madison Square Garden; she filmed Salvador Dalí and even Julio Iglesias at the beginning of his career.