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Manuela Martelli

Manuela Martelli

Actor, director and writer · Born April 16, 1983 (43) · Santiago, Chile

Manuela Martelli is a Chilean actress and director At the young age of 18 and without previous studies of theater Manuela Martelli was chosen to star in the film B-Happy, by Gonzalo Justiniano. The film received excellent critics and immediately the actress became the revelation of the Chilean cinema, captivating to the national and international critic. For this work she drew attention at the Toronto Film Festival and then won the Coral Award for Best Actress at the Havana Film Festival, in addition to the Best Actress Award at the Washington Latin American Film Festival. Machuca, by Andrés Wood was his next movie where he showed that his striking debut was not a beginner's luck. For her role in Machuca Manuela Martelli received the award for best actress at the Viña del Mar Festival and the Altazor Prize, awarded by the Chilean actors' guild. His third film, Como Un Avión Estrellado by Argentine director Ezequiel Acuña is his first film outside of Chile. The beginning of her cinematographic career could have been even more active, but she chose to finish her art baccalaureate studies at the Catholic University of Chile and then pursue a theatrical acting career at the same university. In 2010 he started studying film in the United States thanks to the support of a Fullbright Scholarship and Scholarships Chile Description above from the Cinechile.cl article "Manuela Martelli"

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 16, 1983 (43)
From
Santiago, Chile
Works as
Actor, director and writer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Manuela Martelli's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Morality
21%
Bonds
19%
Survival
13%
Society
11%
Ideas
10%
Coming of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Ally
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
4
Cold
2
Bittersweet
2
Absurd
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Manuela Martelli's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Manuela Martelli'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

37 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Meltdown(2026)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • God Will Not Help (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Teresa

  • The Practice(2023)

    Casting

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Blanquita(2022)

    Casting · Thanks

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Chile '76(2022)

    Director · Casting Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Vera De Verdad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Clara

  • Overnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Laura

  • Entierro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Valparaiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Rocío

  • Land Tides (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Apnea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · Writer

  • Mar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer

  • Two Shots Fired(2014)

    as Lucía

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Olvidados(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Up to the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Ana

  • La canción de tu vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Isa

  • 11 Habitaciones en Antártica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • The Magnetic Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Marianela

  • The Future(2013)

    as Bianca

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • My Last Round(2011)

    as Jennifer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Karma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Margarita

  • Queso-Pimentón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as La mujer

  • Cartas de mujer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Leontina

  • Feroz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 121 episodes · as Amanda Carrera

  • Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Aurora

  • The Good Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Paula

  • Sonetàula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Maddalena Irde

  • Radio Corazón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Berenice 'Nice' Riquelme

  • ¡Pega Martín pega! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Scrambled Beer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Fedora

  • Huaiquimán y Tolosa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sofía Santos

  • The Sacred Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Art Department Assistant

  • Baño de mujeres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Soledad

  • Como un avión estrellado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Luchi

  • Machuca(2004)

    as Silvana

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • B-Happy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Katty

  • Estrella Solitaria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 78th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 2004 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Machuca (2004)

$3.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Machuca (2004)

Midcredits 96th

Film career

20042026

Peak 2014 · their film career is on the way up. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting28 of 37: 28 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score44thDirecting5 of 37: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting5 of 37: 1 only writing, 4 with another roleOther crew4 of 37: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

37 titles, 4 with more than one role.

By decade

2000s12 · 11 acting · 1 crew2010s16 · 13 acting · 3 crew2020s8 · 4 acting · 4 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Manuela Martelli's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Olvidados (2014)

80th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Machuca (2004)

Midcredits 96th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

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 Manuela Martelli work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manuela Martelli's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrés Wood shares the most, 3.

Actors

Composers

Producers