Nuria was born in Barcelona, Spain, where she began her studies in dance. In 1986, she received a grant to study at Merce Cunningham School in New York City, where she continues to reside. She was invited to perform and choreograph at the American Dance Festival as an International Choreographer for two consecutive years and was commissioned to perform her work in such New York venues as The Kitchen, Dance Theatre Workshop, Performance Space122 and DiaCenter for the Arts. She studied film directing at the School of Visual Arts, graduating with honors in 1994. Her second film, The Fight, won the Golden Dinosaur Egg at Poland's Krakow Film Festival and second prize in the Cinevue International Film Festival, Canada. Her fourth film, Alicia Was Fainting, won Best Picture, Best Editing and Best Directing at the 5th Annual Dusty Awards. Other awards include: the Rodhes Family Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement; Bravo Independent Channel IFC 1994, Outstanding Student Filmmaker Award and the Silver Award at the National Education Media Film Festival, California. Her feature film The Domain of the Senses, episode Touch, won the audience award in the Alcalá de Henares Film Festival, Madrid. She was the resident filmmaker for two years at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Her most recent documentary, InvisibleWings, was selected for the BBC British Short Film Festival, London, 1999 and the Dance on Camera Film Festival, New York, 2000