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Martinez
by Lorena Padilla

Martinez, a lonely accountant who really prizes his daily monotony, is pushed by his hierarchy to retire. While his life stability is threatened, his neighbor, a woman of his age, is found dead in her home after several days. Although he has never met her, her death will make him realize that his life is still ahead of him.

Original Title: Martínez
Countries: Mexico
Year: 2023
Ratio: 2:1
Sound: 5.1
Length: 93 min
Language: Spanish
Festivals & Awards
2024
  • Guadalajara International Film Festival – Guadalajara Construye – Pix-in-Post Award
  • Glasgow Film Festival
2023
  • Miami Film Festival – Competition
  • Cleveland International Film Festival – New Direction Competition
  • San Francisco International Film Festival – First Feature Competition
  • Entre Dos Mundos Latin American Film Festival of Florence
  • Guadalajara International Film Festival – Mezcal Award, Made in Jalisco – Best Feature Film Made in Jalisco
  • CineFestival San Antonio
  • Puerto Rico Film Festival – International Official Selection
  • Pluk de Nacht Film Festival
  • Festival de Cine De Santander – Óperas Primas
  • New York Latino Film Festival – International Features
  • Calgary International Film Festival – International Narrative Competition
  • Biarritz Latin America Festival – Out of Competition
  • Gala Film Fest
About Director
Lorena Padilla

Lorena Padilla is a NYU/Tisch School of the Arts graduate, sponsored by Fulbright. She produced the documentary "The Naptime", which premiered at Tribeca Film Fest and was the writer of "499" which won best documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival 2020. "Martinez", her feature directing debut, participated at Berlinale Talents ’09, Torino Film Lab ’10 and was supported by IMCINE, Tribeca Film Institute, Filma Jalisco and Austin Film Society Fund.

FILMOGRAPHY
  • Martínez – 2023
Cast & Crew
Cast

Francisco Reyes
Humberto Busto
Martha Claudia Moreno

Crew

Screenwriter: Lorena Padilla
DOP: Gerardo Guerra
Art directors: Maite Pérez-Nievas, Marianne Cebrián
Editor: Liora Spilk Bialostozky
Costume Design: Constanza Martínez
Sound Design: Alvaro Arce
Producer: Georgina González
Production: Alquimia Cinematográfica
World Sales: Luxbox

“A masterful visual storytelling.”
“A perfect blend of sweetness, sadness, and wry humor.”
“A gentle, humane comedy.”
“Francisco Reyes gives a beautifully calibrated performance.”