Mariana Chenillo | |
|---|---|
 Chenillo at the 2014 Miami International Film Festival | |
| Born | 29 April 1977 |
| Occupation(s) | Director, 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]
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]
- ^ "Reflecting a Revolution: 10 Mexican Filmmakers Examine Their Homeland". 19 February 2010.
- ^ "What Happens After the Ex-Wife Dies? Nora's Will". 13 October 2010.
- ^ "Film Review: 'Paradise'". 5 November 2013.
- ^ John Hecht (7 September 2013). "Toronto: Mariana Chenillo Talks About Her Sophomore Feature 'Paradise'". Hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ Scott Macaulay (26 May 2021). "Trailer Watch: Somos., James Schamus's First Television Series, Soon Premiering on Netflix". Fimmakermagazine.com. Retrieved 23 September 2022.