Her film "Gary Cooper, Who Art in Heaven" was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival in 1981. Her 1986 film "Werther" was entered into the main competition at the 43rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. In 1992, her film "Beltenebros" won the Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. Her film "El pájaro de la felicidad" was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.