María Novaro
Directing

María Novaro

Born 1951-09-11
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Department: Directing

Biography

María Luisa Novaro Peñaloza (September 11, 1951, in Mexico City), better known as María Novaro, is a Mexican film director. She was among the first generation of female filmmakers to graduate from a film school in Mexico. She has made five feature films and fourteen short films. Within the Mexican film industry, she has been a cinematographer, sound mixer, director, screenwriter and editor. Today, Novaro is one of the best known Mexican filmmakers to come out of the New Mexican Cinema and her films express Millian's idea of cinema in feminine.

Known For

Prominent works featuring María Novaro

Danzón
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Danzón

1991
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Without a Trace
Movie
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Without a Trace

2001
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Tesoros
Movie
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Tesoros

2017
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Burn the Bridges
Movie
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Burn the Bridges

2007
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Lola
Movie
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Lola

1989
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The Good Herbs
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The Good Herbs

2010
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Lopez Street
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Lopez Street

2013
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Entangling Shadows
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Entangling Shadows

1998
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Tales of the City
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Tales of the City

1988
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My Filmmaking, My Life: Matilde Landeta
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My Filmmaking, My Life: Matilde Landeta

1990
TMDB0.0

Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (33 titles)

PosterTitleCharacter / RoleTypeYear
RebelledRebelledSelfMovie2023
Drawings Against BulletsDrawings Against BulletsThanksMovie2019
TesorosTesorosProducerMovie2017
TesorosTesorosEditorMovie2017
TesorosTesorosDirectorMovie2017
TesorosTesorosWriterMovie2017
Les réalisatrices contemporaines:  l'état des chosesLes réalisatrices contemporaines: l'état des chosesSelfMovie2016
Lopez StreetLopez StreetThanksMovie2013
The Good HerbsThe Good HerbsDirectorMovie2010
The Good HerbsThe Good HerbsEditorMovie2010
The Good HerbsThe Good HerbsProducerMovie2010
The Good HerbsThe Good HerbsScreenplayMovie2010
Burn the BridgesBurn the BridgesProducerMovie2007
Juarez: The City Where Women Are DisposableJuarez: The City Where Women Are DisposableSelfMovie2007
Without a TraceWithout a TraceWriterMovie2001
Without a TraceWithout a TraceDirectorMovie2001
Entangling ShadowsEntangling ShadowsDirectorMovie1998
The Garden of EdenThe Garden of EdenEditorMovie1994
The Garden of EdenThe Garden of EdenScreenplayMovie1994
The Garden of EdenThe Garden of EdenDirectorMovie1994
AutumnAutumnDirectorMovie1993
DanzónDanzónDirectorMovie1991
DanzónDanzónWriterMovie1991
DanzónDanzónEditorMovie1991
My Filmmaking, My Life: Matilde LandetaMy Filmmaking, My Life: Matilde LandetaSelf / AppearanceMovie1990
LolaLolaDirectorMovie1989
LolaLolaWriterMovie1989
Tales of the CityTales of the CityDirectorMovie1988
Tales of the CityTales of the CityWriterMovie1988
Azul CelesteAzul CelesteDirectorMovie1987
An Island Surrounded by WaterProducerMovie1986
An Island Surrounded by WaterDirectorMovie1986
An Island Surrounded by WaterWriterMovie1986