María Luisa Novaro Peñaloza (September 11, 1951, in Mexico City), better known as María Novaro, is a Mexican film director. She was among the first generation of female filmmakers to graduate from a film school in Mexico. She has made five feature films and fourteen short films. Within the Mexican film industry, she has been a cinematographer, sound mixer, director, screenwriter and editor. Today, Novaro is one of the best known Mexican filmmakers to come out of the New Mexican Cinema and her films express Millian's idea of cinema in feminine.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 11, 1951 (75)
- Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Director, writer and editor
- 4 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are María Novaro's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch María Novaro's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for María Novaro's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
15 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Drawings Against Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Tesoros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Calle Lopez(2013)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Good Herbs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Burn the Bridges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Sin dejar huella(2000)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Entangling Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
El jardín del Edén(1994)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Autumn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
Danzón(1991)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
My Filmmaking, My Life: Matilde Landeta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Lola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Tales of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Azul Celeste (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
An Island Surrounded by Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles from 1986 to 2019.
How do María Novaro's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does María Novaro work with?
People who share at least 2 of María Novaro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dulce Kuri shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Beatriz NovaroShared titles: El jardín del Edén (1994), Danzón (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Beatriz Novaro
Editors
- Sigfrido BarjauShared titles: El jardín del Edén (1994), Danzón (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Sigfrido Barjau
Producers
- Dulce KuriShared titles: Sin dejar huella (2000), El jardín del Edén (1994), Danzón (1991)See all 3 shared titles with Dulce Kuri
- Jorge SánchezShared titles: El jardín del Edén (1994), Danzón (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Jorge Sánchez