Manuela Abril Martelli Salamovich (born April 16, 1983 in

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) 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

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in the Chilean-Italian film ''

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'', based on

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's novel

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. Her first feature film ''

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'' was shown at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival at the

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section.

Early life

On April 16, 1983, Martelli was born in

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. Martelli's parents are Nicolás Martelli, of

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descent,http://actrizchilena.blogspot.com/2007/08/manuela-martelli-ha-crecido.html interview with Manuela Martelli for actrizchilena.blogspot.com and Marian Salamovich, of Croatian descent.

Education

Martelli studied at Saint George's College, Santiago and later studied drama at the

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Career

Martelli played the main role in the film ''B-Happy'' by

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. Later she had roles in the TV series ''Huaiquimán y Tolosa'' and movies like ''

Machuca ''Machuca'' is a 2004 internationally co-produced film co-written and directed by Andrés Wood. It stars Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Manuela Martelli, and Aline Küppenheim alongside Federico Luppi. Set in Santiago during the months leadi ...

'', ''Radio Corazón'' and ''Malta con Huevo''. In 2010 she appeared in Canal 13's telenovela ''Feroz''.

Filmography

Films

Telenovelas

TV series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martelli, Manuela 1983 births 21st-century Chilean actresses Chilean television actresses Chilean film actresses Chilean people of Italian descent Chilean people of Croatian descent Living people Actresses from Santiago Pontifical Catholic University of Chile alumni