After attending several auditions, she is selected as the protagonist of the film I am Juani filmed in 2006, a teenage urban drama that earned him a nomination for the Goya Awards as best new actress. The production was under the direction of the renowned filmmaker Bigas Luna.
Verónica proved to be a very talented young woman, so some time later, she was in The lesser of evils, a 2007 film where he gave life to a young woman, lover of a politician. That same year appears in Touch the sky, a choral film directed by the Argentine Marcos Carnevale and that also brought him rave reviews.
In 2008, Verónica participated in the drama Takes it from my father, set in the Basque Country and which had starring roles in Juan Jose Ballesta already Carmelo Gomez.
Months later, he was in The yard of my jail, a film that told a whole prison story and that made it the winner of a Goya award as best leading actress.
Another of the most recognized films is Half of Oscar 2010, where Echegui gets into the shoes of María, a young woman who, after many years of separation, meets her brother again.
From 2011, productions such as Katmandu, a mirror in the sky, stand out, where she plays a teacher who comes to Kathmandu to work as a volunteer, this film was directed by Icíar Bollaín, achieving great recognition.
That same year, the acclaimed Six Points on Emma arrives, where Verónica plays the role of a young blind woman who is obsessed with the idea of becoming a mother.
One of his latest films is The day’s cold light, shot in 2012, a thriller where the Spanish woman shares credits with actors like Bruce Willis and Henry Cavill.
On January 10, 2012, Verónica Echegui is nominated for the Goya Awards by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Spain, as best actress thanks to her character in Kathmandu, a mirror in the sky.