Description
Documentary series that has been created to give visibility to all those women who were instrumental in building the Spanish society. They were all women who exceeded the limitations of their era and, despite unequal opportunities, achieved their goals.
Each episode will focus on a main historical protagonist, two supporting characters, and a current pioneer. Through dramatized recreations of real situations, they lived through, including interviews and archive images, their story will be recounted at last.
Luisa Ignacia Roldán, Dolors Aleu, Carmen de Burgos and María de Castilla are the historical protagonists in which 'Pioneras' focuses. Through them we will meet other women who have influenced the fields of Medicine, Politics, Sports, Arts and Engineering
Luisa Ignacia Roldán was the first sculptor to sign her work, and the first and only chamber sculptor, one of the main Baroque artists in Andalusia; Dolors Aleu was the first woman to graduate in Medicine in Spain and dedicated her career to improving the living conditions and health of women; Carmen de Burgos was the first war correspondent, defender of divorce and the legalisation of votes for women, and María de Castilla, who was the Queen of the Crown of Aragon and ruled alone for more than thirty years. They are the main protagonists of this series that will also focus on important figures such as María Pita, Francisca de Pedraza and Egeria, among others, to reach the four current pioneers: Concepción Monje, María José Garrido, Lita Cabellut and Carlota Pi.