DaVida Sal is an indie filmmaker, actress, writer, and multidisciplinary artist originally from Tarragona, Spain. She moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting, training with renowned coaches Eric Morris and Bernard Hiller. After finding herself limited to background roles, she chose to take control of her creative path and began creating her own films.
A former hospice nurse, DaVida made a life-changing leap into filmmaking after quitting her job and moving to San Francisco, where she used her tax return to finance her first short film in 2009. Following the passing of her mother, she directed her first feature film, Saving Isis (2012), channeling grief into creation. She became a U.S. citizen in 2016 and received a Certificate of Appreciation for her artivism efforts during her time in Los Angeles.
She has since written, directed, and produced several short films, including The Secret Covenant (2011), Priority Mail (2014), and Death in Tulum (2023), continuing to develop a distinctive voice rooted in emotional depth and visual storytelling.
During the pandemic, she relocated to Mexico, where she was forced to reinvent herself—both as a filmmaker and as a woman—starting from zero once again. Out of a profound existential crisis in her forties, she created Leche Roja, a bilingual vampire series that reflects her inner transformation and search for redemption.
A multidisciplinary artist and self-publisher of two coffee table books, DaVida’s work is known for its poetic intensity, layered narratives, and fearless exploration of the human condition. For her, filmmaking is more than an art form—it is therapy, medicine, and a path to healing, where the emotional and the supernatural intertwine.