Directora

Directora is the feminine form of the Spanish noun director. It denotes a woman who directs, leads, or manages an organization, project, team, or production. The term is used across fields such as cinema, theater, business, education, and public administration. Examples include la directora de cine (film director), la directora ejecutiva (chief executive), and la directora de una escuela (school principal).

Etymology and grammar: Directora derives from the Latin director, from dirigere “to guide” or “to direct.” In Spanish, the suffix -ora marks agent nouns and signals feminine gender; the masculine counterpart is director. For plural forms, directores denotes a group of men or a mixed group, and directoras denotes a group of women.

Usage notes: The title functions as a professional label and may precede a name (la directora López). The form agrees with the subject’s gender, and both directoras and directores are used to reflect who holds the position. In English translations, it is commonly rendered as “female director” or simply “director” when gender is not specified. Directora is a standard, widely understood term in Spanish-speaking contexts.