Mariana Chenillo Explained

Mariana Chenillo
Birth Date:	29 April 1977
Birth Place:	Mexico City
Occupation:	Director, Screenwriter

Mariana Chenillo (born 29 April 1977 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter, known for Nora's Will (2008), Paradise (2013) and Revolución (2010).^[1]

Chenillo is the first female filmmaker to have directed a Best Picture-winning film at Mexico's Ariel awards with Nora's Will, a comedy about the five days following Nora's suicide which she'd planned to bring her family back together.^[2] Her film Paradise showed what happens when an overweight couple moves from the middle-class suburban area of Naucalpan to Mexico City.^{[3] [4]}

She directed episodes of Soy tu fan and Netflix' Club de Cuervos, and co-directed the Netflix limited series Somos..^[5]

Selected filmography

• Nora's Will (Cinco días sin Nora) (2008)
• Revolución (2010)
• Paradise (Paraíso) (2013)
• All That Is Invisible (Todo lo invisible) (2020)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Reflecting a Revolution: 10 Mexican Filmmakers Examine Their Homeland . 19 February 2010 .
2. Web site: What Happens After the Ex-Wife Dies? Nora's Will . 13 October 2010 .
3. Web site: Film Review: 'Paradise' . 5 November 2013 .
4. Web site: Toronto: Mariana Chenillo Talks About Her Sophomore Feature ‘Paradise’ . Hollywoodreporter.com . 7 September 2013 . John Hecht . 23 September 2022.
5. Web site: Trailer Watch: Somos., James Schamus’s First Television Series, Soon Premiering on Netflix . Fimmakermagazine.com . 26 May 2021 . Scott Macaulay . 23 September 2022.