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Mariana Chenillo

Mariana Chenillo

Mexican film director and screenwriter

Mariana Chenillo (born 29 April 1977 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter, known for Nora's Will (2008), Paradise (2013) and Revolución (2010).[1]

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Chenillo is the first female filmmaker to have directed a Best Picture-winning film at Mexico's Ariel awards with Nora's Will, a comedy about the five days following Nora's suicide which she'd planned to bring her family back together.[2] Her film Paradise showed what happens when an overweight couple moves from the middle-class suburban area of Naucalpan to Mexico City.[3][4]

She directed episodes of Soy tu fan and Netflix' Club de Cuervos, and co-directed the Netflix limited series Somos..[5]

Selected filmography

References

  1. [1]
    "Reflecting a Revolution: 10 Mexican Filmmakers Examine Their Homeland". 19 February 2010.
  2. [2]
    "What Happens After the Ex-Wife Dies? Nora's Will". 13 October 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Film Review: 'Paradise'". 5 November 2013.
  4. [4]
    John Hecht (7 September 2013). "Toronto: Mariana Chenillo Talks About Her Sophomore Feature 'Paradise'". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  5. [5]
    Scott Macaulay (26 May 2021). "Trailer Watch: Somos., James Schamus's First Television Series, Soon Premiering on Netflix". Fimmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.


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