Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (born 1978) is a Spanish filmmaker.

Her full-length debut Lullaby (2022) earned critical acclaim,[1] and won her the Goya Award for Best New Director.

[2] Born in Barakaldo, Biscay, in 1978, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa earned a licentiate degree in English philology from the University of Deusto and a degree in film direction from the ECAM.

[3] Based in Madrid, she developed an early career in short films (including Clases particulares, Dicen, and Nena) and advertising.

[3] Shortly after presenting her debut feature Lullaby at the Berlinale in February 2022,[3] she wrapped shooting of her sophomore feature Eres tú, a Netflix comedy written by Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor.