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Manuela Martelli

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martelli and the second or maternal family name is Salamovich.
Manuela Martelli
Martelli in 2006
Born
Manuela Abril Martelli Salamovich

(1983-04-16) April 16, 1983 (age 41)
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Chile
OccupationActress

Manuela Abril Martelli Salamovich (born April 16, 1983) is a Chilean film and television actress and director best known for her roles in the films B-Happy and Machuca. She starred with the famous Dutch actor Rutger Hauer in the Chilean-Italian film Il Futuro, based on Roberto Bolaño's novel A Little Lumpen Novelita. Her feature debut 1976 was shown at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival at the Director's Fortnight section.[1][2]

Biography

On April 16, 1983, Martelli was born in Santiago de Chile. Martelli's parents are Nicolás Martelli, of Italian descent,[3] and Marian Salamovich, of Croatian descent.[4]

Martelli studied at Saint George's College, Santiago and at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. In 2010, she enrolled at Temple University, USA, where she graduated with a Master's degree in Film Studies.[5][6]

She started acting in her teen ages. Martelli played the main role in the film B-Happy by Gonzalo Justiniano. Later she had roles in the TV series Huaiquimán y Tolosa and movies like Machuca, Radio Corazón and Malta con Huevo. In 2010 she appeared in Canal 13's telenovela Feroz.[7]

In 2014, she emerged as a director with a short film Apnea.[8] Her 2015 short Land Tides was a part of Factory Programme and premiered at the Cannes Director's Fortnight. In 2021, she filmed her feature debut 1976.[7] It was screened at numerous festivals around the world and won multiple awards, among them the Sutherland Award for best first feature at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival,[9] Best Debut Film Award at Jerusalem Film Festival, Best Actress Award at TIFF, Platino Award for Best Debut Film, etc.[10]

As of 2022, Martelli has been working on second feature, The Meltdown (El deshielo). It was presented at Ventana Sur’s 5th Proyecta co-production forum,[11] and won the second Coprocity Development Prize.[12] The Meltdown is the second part of the trilogy initiated with 1976.[10]

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
2003 B-Happy Katty Main role.
2004 Machuca Silvana
2005 Monógamo Sucesivo
Como un Avión Estrellado Luchi
Baño de mujeres Soledad
2007 Scrambled Beer Fedora
¡Pega Martín Pega!
Radio Corazón Nice
2008 Sonetàula Maddalena Italian film
La Buena Vida Paula
2009 The Bridge Lucía
Christmas Aurora
2012 My Last Round Jennifer
2013 Il Futuro Bianca [13]
2014 Two Shots Fired Lucía [14]

Telenovelas

Year Telenovela Role Channel Notes
2010 Feroz Amanda Carrera Canal 13 Debut in telenovelas.

TV series

Year TV series Role Channel Notes
2008 Huaiquimán y Tolosa Sofía Santos Canal 13 appeared in 11 chapters.

References

  1. ^ Hopewell, John (2017-07-17). "Chile's Cinestación, Italy's Stayblack Team for Manuela Martelli's '1976' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  2. ^ Manuela Martelli: "No me imagino yendo por la calle y que me pidan autógrafos" elMercurio.cl August 13, 2009
  3. ^ http://actrizchilena.blogspot.com/2007/08/manuela-martelli-ha-crecido.html interview with Manuela Martelli for actrizchilena.blogspot.com
  4. ^ Emmer, Michele (2023-07-26). "Il golpe, la resistenza, il riscatto: l'epopea del Cile raccontata dal cinema". Striscia Rossa. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  5. ^ "Manuela Martelli". The Directors' Fortnight. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  6. ^ "MANUELA MARTELLI'S OPERA PRIMA IS SELECTED AT THE PRESTIGIOUS WIP OF THE TOULOUSE FILM FESTIVAL!". Cinema Chile. 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  7. ^ a b "Manuela Martelli". Torino Film Lab. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  8. ^ Morales Lastra, Enrique (2014-10-09). "Manuela Martelli and her debut behind the cameras: I've always wanted to be a film director". El Mostador. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  9. ^ Slater Williams, Josh (2023-03-24). "1976: Manuela Martelli on her Hitchcockian thriller about life under Pinochet". BFI. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  10. ^ a b Lemercier, Fabien (2024-02-27). "Alejandra García Producer of The Meltdown". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  11. ^ De Pablos, Emiliano (2022-11-29). "Ventana Sur's Proyecta Ramps Up Projects from 'Memoria,' '90 Minutes,' 'The Cow Who Sang…' Producers". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  12. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (2023-12-12). "Manuela Martelli wins the Coprocity Development Prize". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  13. ^ "I'll Future (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  14. ^ "Two Shots Fired (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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