Director
Marcelo Martinessi
53 years · Asunción, Paraguay · 10 films
Marcelo Martinessi is a Paraguayan director and screenwriter, born in 1973 in Asunción, Paraguay. A communications student at the Catholic University of Asunción, Marcelo spent time in New York, London, and Madrid, where he studied film and production at various institutions. From his short films, Karai Norte (2009), Calle Última (2010), and El Baldío (2012), the director has imbued his stories with social and identity themes. His shorts, which have received support from National Geographic, have been successfully presented at several festivals around the world. He made his feature film debut with the acclaimed film Las Herederas (2018), which has won awards at prestigious festivals such as Berlin, Cartagena, Montreal, and San Sebastián, among others.
Best known for
Filmography 10
Narciso
2026 · Director, Screenplay
The Last Ones
2023 · Producer
The Heiresses
2018 · Director, Screenplay
On Hoopla
El Baldío
2012 · Director
La tierra en Paraguay
2012 · Director
Ultima Street
2010 · Director
Paraguay invented by Bartomeu Meliá
2010 · Director
Man of the North
2009 · Director, Writer
Partida
2008 · Director
Los Paraguayos
2006 · Director