Amaia Merino
# Amaia Merino

Amaia Merino Unzueta (b. 6 December 1970, San Sebastián) is a Basque Spanish actress. Her brother, Aitor Merino [eu], is also an actor. She has lived in Ecuador since 1993.

## Biography

Amaia Merino was born in San Sebastián on 6 December 1970, but grew up in Pamplona and studied filmmaking in Madrid. She debuted as an actress with Pedro Olea's 1984 film Akelarre and Montxo Armendáriz's Tasio [eu], then as a director with the 2013 documentary Asier ETA biok [eu].

## Citations

* 1 2 "Amaia Merino habló con los asistentes tras visionar la película dentro del festival FICBE del pasado mes". Revista Berriozar (in Spanish). 11 November 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
