Tota Alves (1990) is a Portuguese director and screenwriter, who grew up in Rio Tinto and currently lives in Lisbon. She is the creator of the RTP series O Meu Sangue (2020), Dolores (2020), Porta Premium (2025) and the internationally awarded short film Conseguimos Fazer um Filme (2024). She has a son, loves to cook and is a terrible, but fearless, karaoke singer.