Ariel Mateluna

Machuca (2004)

Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrés Wood
CAST:  Matías Quer  •  Ariel Mateluna  •  Aline Küppenheim  •  Ernesto Malbrán

Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrés Wood
CAST:  Matías Quer  •  Ariel Mateluna  •  Aline Küppenheim  •  Ernesto Malbrán

My Last Round (2011)

Hugo becomes captivated with Octavio, a middle-aged local boxing champion, but their relationship is tested when Hugo finds a new job in the city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julio Jorquera
CAST:  Roberto Farías  •  Héctor Morales  •  Manuela Martelli  •  Ramón Llao

Hugo becomes captivated with Octavio, a middle-aged local boxing champion, but their relationship is tested when Hugo finds a new job in the city.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julio Jorquera
CAST:  Roberto Farías  •  Héctor Morales  •  Manuela Martelli  •  Ramón Llao

To Kill a Man (2014)

Jorge is a peaceful hard-working man who seeks a simple, quiet life for himself and his family. One day, he is mugged and humiliated by a gang of thugs led by Kalule, a delinquent from his neighborhood. This event infuriates his son as much for Jorge’s meek ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro Fernández Almendras
CAST:  Daniel Antivilo  •  Daniel Candia  •  Ariel Mateluna  •  Alejandra Yañez

Jorge is a peaceful hard-working man who seeks a simple, quiet life for himself and his family. One day, he is mugged and humiliated by a gang of thugs led by Kalule, a delinquent from his neighborhood. This event infuriates his son as much for Jorge’s meek ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro Fernández Almendras
CAST:  Daniel Antivilo  •  Daniel Candia  •  Ariel Mateluna  •  Alejandra Yañez

Mirageman (2007)

After being brutally assaulted, an incident which also saw the death of his parents and the rape of his younger brother (which mentally scarred him to the point of having to be institutionalized), Maco Gutierrez has devoted his life to fitness and practicing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
CAST:  Marko Zaror  •  María Elena Swett  •  Ariel Mateluna  •  Mauricio Pesutic

After being brutally assaulted, an incident which also saw the death of his parents and the rape of his younger brother (which mentally scarred him to the point of having to be institutionalized), Maco Gutierrez has devoted his life to fitness and practicing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
CAST:  Marko Zaror  •  María Elena Swett  •  Ariel Mateluna  •  Mauricio Pesutic

Bad Influence (2017)

A rebellious young man nicknamed Tano and a shy Mapuche boy named Cheo bond together by facing the violence and prejudice they carry during their complicated adolescence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claudia Huaiquimilla
CAST:  Andrew Bargsted  •  Eliseo Fernández  •  Francisco Pérez-Bannen  •  Francisca Gavilán

A rebellious young man nicknamed Tano and a shy Mapuche boy named Cheo bond together by facing the violence and prejudice they carry during their complicated adolescence.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claudia Huaiquimilla
CAST:  Andrew Bargsted  •  Eliseo Fernández  •  Francisco Pérez-Bannen  •  Francisca Gavilán

Neruda (2016)

It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Party and is stripped of his parliamentary immunity by President González Videla. The Chief of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pablo Larraín
CAST:  Gael García Bernal  •  Luis Gnecco  •  Mercedes Morán  •  Alfredo Castro

It’s 1948 and the Cold War has arrived in Chile. In the Congress, prominent Communist Senator and popular poet Pablo Neruda accuses the government of betraying the Party and is stripped of his parliamentary immunity by President González Videla. The Chief of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pablo Larraín
CAST:  Gael García Bernal  •  Luis Gnecco  •  Mercedes Morán  •  Alfredo Castro

The Magician (2014)

Two brothers, one a talented amateur magician, dream of joining a circus. On their quest, they discover that all is not what it seems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matías Pinochet
CAST:  Jean Paul Olhaberry  •  Alonso Quintero  •  Erto Pantoja  •  Ingrid Isensee

Two brothers, one a talented amateur magician, dream of joining a circus. On their quest, they discover that all is not what it seems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matías Pinochet
CAST:  Jean Paul Olhaberry  •  Alonso Quintero  •  Erto Pantoja  •  Ingrid Isensee

Silencio (2017)

Ana, wants her brother Andres to forgive her father, after years of distance. She must deal over and over again with all the situations that affect her dysfunctional family, while in silence, her own children coexist with abortion, drugs and indifference. Three ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonardo Peña
CAST:  Amparo Noguera  •  Diego Casanueva  •  Julio Jung  •  Daniela Urra Balcazar

Ana, wants her brother Andres to forgive her father, after years of distance. She must deal over and over again with all the situations that affect her dysfunctional family, while in silence, her own children coexist with abortion, drugs and indifference. Three ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonardo Peña
CAST:  Amparo Noguera  •  Diego Casanueva  •  Julio Jung  •  Daniela Urra Balcazar

La Esmeralda 1879 (2010)

Revolves around the naval Battle of Iquique between the Peruvian ironclad monitor 'Huáscar' and the Chilean wooden corvette 'Esmeralda'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elías Llanos
CAST:  Jaime Omeñaca  •  Fernando Godoy  •  Francisca Opazo  •  Ariel Mateluna

Revolves around the naval Battle of Iquique between the Peruvian ironclad monitor 'Huáscar' and the Chilean wooden corvette 'Esmeralda'.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Elías Llanos
CAST:  Jaime Omeñaca  •  Fernando Godoy  •  Francisca Opazo  •  Ariel Mateluna

Génesis Nirvana (2014)

Patricia Lucia went out of court with a verdict that proves innocence of the murderer of her only daughter, Genesis Nirvana, a girl of only 6 years old. Inside her head, the only way of having justice is by taking it into her own hands. Her only purpose is revenge. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro Lagos
CAST:  Mariana Loyola  •  Paulina García  •  Ramón Llao  •  Alejandro Goic

Patricia Lucia went out of court with a verdict that proves innocence of the murderer of her only daughter, Genesis Nirvana, a girl of only 6 years old. Inside her head, the only way of having justice is by taking it into her own hands. Her only purpose is revenge. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alejandro Lagos
CAST:  Mariana Loyola  •  Paulina García  •  Ramón Llao  •  Alejandro Goic

La Verónica (2022)

Veronica, a popular social media model married to an international soccer star, falls out of favor when she discovers she is the prime suspect in the investigation into the murder of her first daughter ten years ago. Faced with the pressure of the investigation, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo Medel
CAST:  Mariana Di Girolamo  •  Patricia Rivadeneira  •  Ariel Mateluna  •  Antonia Giesen

Veronica, a popular social media model married to an international soccer star, falls out of favor when she discovers she is the prime suspect in the investigation into the murder of her first daughter ten years ago. Faced with the pressure of the investigation, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leo Medel
CAST:  Mariana Di Girolamo  •  Patricia Rivadeneira  •  Ariel Mateluna  •  Antonia Giesen

My Brothers Dream Awake (2021)

Ángel and his brother Franco have been locked up in a juvenile detention centre for a year. Despite the hostility of the place, they form bonds with others inmates and daydream about the future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claudia Huaiquimilla
CAST:  Iván Cáceres  •  César Herrera  •  Paulina García  •  Andrew Bargsted

Ángel and his brother Franco have been locked up in a juvenile detention centre for a year. Despite the hostility of the place, they form bonds with others inmates and daydream about the future.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Claudia Huaiquimilla
CAST:  Iván Cáceres  •  César Herrera  •  Paulina García  •  Andrew Bargsted