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 |
Manuela Abril Martelli Salamovich[1] (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 first feature film 1976 was shown at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival at the Director's Fortnight section.
On April 16, 1983, Martelli was born in Santiago de Chile. Martelli's parents are Nicolás Martelli, of Italian descent,[2] and Marian Salamovich, of Croatian descent.
Martelli studied at Saint George's College, Santiago and later studied drama at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
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.
| 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 | [3] |
| 2014 | Two Shots Fired | Lucía | [4] |
| Year | Telenovela | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Feroz | Amanda Carrera | Canal 13 | Debut in telenovelas. |
| Year | TV series | Role | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Huaiquimán y Tolosa | Sofía Santos | Canal 13 | appeared in 11 chapters. |
