Manuela Martelli is a Chilean actor and filmmaker. She made her acting debut in her teens and appeared in numerous works by prominent directors, including Andrés Wood and Sebastián Lelio, before studying film at Temple University. She directed the short film Apnea (2014) and co-directed Land Tides (2016). Her debut feature, 1976 (2022), premiered at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. The Meltdown is her second feature and was invited to the Cannes Un Certain Regard.
