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.
- Guadalajara International Film Festival – Guadalajara Construye – Pix-in-Post Award
- Glasgow Film Festival
- 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
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.
- Martínez – 2023
Francisco Reyes
Humberto Busto
Martha Claudia Moreno
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
