She was born in Madrid in 1962, daughter to film producer Elías Querejeta and costume designer María del Carmen Marín.

[1][2] She studied Ancient History in the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

She worked as an actress before developing her directorial career.

Her debut as director was in 1988 with short films as Tres en la marca.

Her first feature film was Una estación de paso (1992).