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]
Manuela Martelli | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Martelli in 2006 | |
| Born | Manuela Abril Martelli Salamovich April 16, 1983 |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Occupation | Actress |
Biography
editOn 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
editFilms
edit| 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
edit| Year | Telenovela | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Feroz | Amanda Carrera | Canal 13 | Debut in telenovelas. |
TV series
edit| Year | TV series | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Sofía Santos | Canal 13 | appeared in 11 chapters. |
References
edit- ^ Hopewell, John (2017-07-17). "Chile's Cinestación, Italy's Stayblack Team for Manuela Martelli's '1976' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Manuela Martelli: "No me imagino yendo por la calle y que me pidan autógrafos" elMercurio.cl August 13, 2009
- ^ http://actrizchilena.blogspot.com/2007/08/manuela-martelli-ha-crecido.html interview with Manuela Martelli for actrizchilena.blogspot.com
- ^ Emmer, Michele (2023-07-26). "Il golpe, la resistenza, il riscatto: l'epopea del Cile raccontata dal cinema". Striscia Rossa. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Manuela Martelli". The Directors' Fortnight. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Manuela Martelli". Torino Film Lab. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Slater Williams, Josh (2023-03-24). "1976: Manuela Martelli on her Hitchcockian thriller about life under Pinochet". BFI. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ a b Lemercier, Fabien (2024-02-27). "Alejandra García Producer of The Meltdown". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lemercier, Fabien (2023-12-12). "Manuela Martelli wins the Coprocity Development Prize". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "I'll Future (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Two Shots Fired (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved February 6, 2019.