María Novaro

María Novaro

Known for

Directing

Born

September 11, 1951 (age 75)

Birthplace

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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.

Best known work

Danzón
Danzón
1991
Tesoros
Tesoros
2017
Without a Trace
Without a Trace
2001
Burn the Bridges
Burn the Bridges
2007
Lola
Lola
1989
The Good Herbs
The Good Herbs
2010
Lopez Street
Lopez Street
2013
The Garden of Eden
The Garden of Eden
1994
Entangling Shadows
Entangling Shadows
1998
Tales of the City
Tales of the City
1988

Filmography

  1. 2023

    Rebelled

    as Self

  2. 2019

  3. 2017

    Tesoros

    Producer, Director, Writer, Editor

  4. 2016

  5. 2013

  6. 2010

    The Good Herbs

    Director, Editor, Producer, Screenplay

  7. 2007

  8. 2007

  9. 2001

    Without a Trace

    Writer, Director

  10. 1998

  11. 1994

    The Garden of Eden

    Editor, Director, Screenplay

  12. 1993

    Autumn

    Director

  13. 1991

    Danzón

    Director, Writer, Editor

  14. 1990

  15. 1989

    Lola

    Director, Writer

  16. 1988

    Tales of the City

    Director, Writer

  17. 1987

    Azul Celeste

    Director

  18. 1986

    An Island Surrounded by Water

    Director, Producer, Writer

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