Mauricio Pesutic

Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman (2012)

A powerful Argentine gangster uses everything in his power to stop the woman that wants to kill him, a sexy mercenary known as "the machine gun woman". The staggering sum of cash he offers for her head sets in motion an army of hitmen. And also, by accident, bursts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
CAST:  Fernanda Urrejola  •  Matías Oviedo  •  Jorge Alis  •  Sofía García

A powerful Argentine gangster uses everything in his power to stop the woman that wants to kill him, a sexy mercenary known as "the machine gun woman". The staggering sum of cash he offers for her head sets in motion an army of hitmen. And also, by accident, bursts ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
CAST:  Fernanda Urrejola  •  Matías Oviedo  •  Jorge Alis  •  Sofía García

Rojo: La película (2006)

A Chilean talent show in the mold of "American Idol," "Rojo" became a huge hit the moment it hit the airwaves. This comic series puts a fictional spin on all the backstage drama: the backstabbing, the ruthless competition and the passionate abandon. Further ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolás Acuña
CAST:  Sergio Hernández  •  Mon Laferte  •  Mario Guerrero  •  Rafael Araneda

A Chilean talent show in the mold of "American Idol," "Rojo" became a huge hit the moment it hit the airwaves. This comic series puts a fictional spin on all the backstage drama: the backstabbing, the ruthless competition and the passionate abandon. Further ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Nicolás Acuña
CAST:  Sergio Hernández  •  Mon Laferte  •  Mario Guerrero  •  Rafael Araneda

Caluga o Menta (1990)

Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gonzalo Justiniano
CAST:  Hector Vega Mauricio  •  Patricia Rivadeneira  •  Aldo Parodi  •  Cecilia Godoy

Niki and his friends are members of the marginalised underclass living on the outskirts of Santiago. During Chile's transition from dictatorship to democracy (1988-1990), they forge a path from drug- and drink-fuelled nihilism and petty crime into the world of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gonzalo Justiniano
CAST:  Hector Vega Mauricio  •  Patricia Rivadeneira  •  Aldo Parodi  •  Cecilia Godoy

Mandrill (2009)

Mandrill is a high-level assassin whose parents many years ago were slaughtered in cold blood by a ruthless drug lord. Now he finds himself finally in a position to get his revenge. But since it falls in love precisely in the pretty daughter of the ruthless killer. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
CAST:  Marko Zaror  •  Celine Reymond  •  Alejandro Castillo  •  Luis Alarcón

Mandrill is a high-level assassin whose parents many years ago were slaughtered in cold blood by a ruthless drug lord. Now he finds himself finally in a position to get his revenge. But since it falls in love precisely in the pretty daughter of the ruthless killer. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernesto Díaz Espinoza
CAST:  Marko Zaror  •  Celine Reymond  •  Alejandro Castillo  •  Luis Alarcón

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

Coronation (2000)

The elderly heir of a formerly wealthy and respected Chilean family, Andres, suffers from decadence and solitude. He hires young Estela in order to look after his tiranic and almost crazy grandmother. The differences in class and age don't stop Andres from courting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Caiozzi
CAST:  Julio Jung  •  Boris Quercia  •  Adela Secall  •  Pablo Krögh

The elderly heir of a formerly wealthy and respected Chilean family, Andres, suffers from decadence and solitude. He hires young Estela in order to look after his tiranic and almost crazy grandmother. The differences in class and age don't stop Andres from courting ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Silvio Caiozzi
CAST:  Julio Jung  •  Boris Quercia  •  Adela Secall  •  Pablo Krögh

Toro Loco: Bloodthirsty (2015)

A homeless man wanders the lands in search of revenge for the murder of his son at the hands of an unknown gang. Upon arriving in a new town he finds himself trapped in a city drowning in chaos, its people firmly in the grasp of a ruthless crime boss peddling the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patricio Valladares
CAST:  Francisco Melo  •  Mauricio Pesutic  •  Simón Pesutic  •  Constanza Piccoli

A homeless man wanders the lands in search of revenge for the murder of his son at the hands of an unknown gang. Upon arriving in a new town he finds himself trapped in a city drowning in chaos, its people firmly in the grasp of a ruthless crime boss peddling the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Patricio Valladares
CAST:  Francisco Melo  •  Mauricio Pesutic  •  Simón Pesutic  •  Constanza Piccoli

The Photographer (2003)

In 1962, a photographer working for a crime reports newspaper in Valparaiso, Chile, is obsessed with creating a photo novel that will revolutionize the art world. Helped by its neighbors, humiliated by their producers, but determined to make his ambitious project a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Alarcón
CAST:  Daniel Muñoz  •  Malucha Pinto  •  Claudio Reyes  •  Rodolfo Bravo

In 1962, a photographer working for a crime reports newspaper in Valparaiso, Chile, is obsessed with creating a photo novel that will revolutionize the art world. Helped by its neighbors, humiliated by their producers, but determined to make his ambitious project a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Alarcón
CAST:  Daniel Muñoz  •  Malucha Pinto  •  Claudio Reyes  •  Rodolfo Bravo

The Wandering Soap Opera (2017)

The film revolves around the concept of soap opera. Its structure is based on the assumption that Chilean reality does not exist, but rather is an ensemble of soap operas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valeria Sarmiento  •  Raúl Ruiz
CAST:  Pamela Fernandez  •  Patricia Rivadeneira  •  Roberto Chignoli  •  Francisco Reyes

The film revolves around the concept of soap opera. Its structure is based on the assumption that Chilean reality does not exist, but rather is an ensemble of soap operas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Valeria Sarmiento  •  Raúl Ruiz
CAST:  Pamela Fernandez  •  Patricia Rivadeneira  •  Roberto Chignoli  •  Francisco Reyes

Todo por nada (1989)

A low-income and young supermarket promoter wants to climb positions in the world of television and advertising. Advised by a friend, the girl begins to look for opportunities hooking up with to as many influential men as she can: a successful publicist, a young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo Lamadrid
CAST:  Ana María Gazmuri  •  Fernando Kliche  •  Gladys del Río  •  Patricio Achurra

A low-income and young supermarket promoter wants to climb positions in the world of television and advertising. Advised by a friend, the girl begins to look for opportunities hooking up with to as many influential men as she can: a successful publicist, a young ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alfredo Lamadrid
CAST:  Ana María Gazmuri  •  Fernando Kliche  •  Gladys del Río  •  Patricio Achurra

Fragmentos urbanos (2002)

Anthology film composed of six standalone shorts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Lelio  •  Mauricio Pesutic  •  Marco Enriquez-Ominami  •  Claudia Menéndez  •  Kenji Tanida  •  Antonino Ballestrazzi  •  Sergio Pineda
CAST:  Pablo Schwarz  •  Aranzazú Yankovic  •  Felipe Ríos  •  Nelson Polanco

Anthology film composed of six standalone shorts.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sebastián Lelio  •  Mauricio Pesutic  •  Marco Enriquez-Ominami  •  Claudia Menéndez  •  Kenji Tanida  •  Antonino Ballestrazzi  •  Sergio Pineda
CAST:  Pablo Schwarz  •  Aranzazú Yankovic  •  Felipe Ríos  •  Nelson Polanco

Mansacue (2008)

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DIRECTION:  Marco Enriquez-Ominami
CAST:  Dayana Amigo  •  Cristián Riquelme  •  Teresa Hales  •  Luis Dubó

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DIRECTION:  Marco Enriquez-Ominami
CAST:  Dayana Amigo  •  Cristián Riquelme  •  Teresa Hales  •  Luis Dubó

Maknum González (2013)

An aging criminal is double crossed by his partner and sentenced to 15 years in prison. After escaping he seeks revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Von Knorring
CAST:  Mauricio Pesutic  •  Javiera Díaz de Valdés  •  Jorge Alis  •  Nicolás Ibieta

An aging criminal is double crossed by his partner and sentenced to 15 years in prison. After escaping he seeks revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Von Knorring
CAST:  Mauricio Pesutic  •  Javiera Díaz de Valdés  •  Jorge Alis  •  Nicolás Ibieta

Exote: Filming Of The Wandering Soap Opera (2017)

A documentary recorded during the filming of "The Wandering Soap Opera" by Raúl Ruiz. Made in 1990 and completed 27 years later, in 2017. The film brings closer the approach in Ruiz's directing style and his personal vision of Cinema.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pablo Martínez
CAST:  Raúl Ruiz  •  Francisco Reyes  •  Luis Alarcón  •  Patricia Rivadeneira

A documentary recorded during the filming of "The Wandering Soap Opera" by Raúl Ruiz. Made in 1990 and completed 27 years later, in 2017. The film brings closer the approach in Ruiz's directing style and his personal vision of Cinema.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Pablo Martínez
CAST:  Raúl Ruiz  •  Francisco Reyes  •  Luis Alarcón  •  Patricia Rivadeneira

Cinco marineros y un ataúd verde (1999)

In the seas of southern Chile, where the known world ends, in dangerous waters and ghost ports, a space where everything is possible, a group of sailors dare still to dream in mysteries and enchantments...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel Littín
CAST:  Luis Alarcón  •  Nelson Villagra  •  Álvaro Rudolphy  •  Patricia Rivadeneira

In the seas of southern Chile, where the known world ends, in dangerous waters and ghost ports, a space where everything is possible, a group of sailors dare still to dream in mysteries and enchantments...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Miguel Littín
CAST:  Luis Alarcón  •  Nelson Villagra  •  Álvaro Rudolphy  •  Patricia Rivadeneira

Chile '76 (2022)

Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manuela Martelli
CAST:  Aline Küppenheim  •  Alejandro Goic  •  Hugo Medina  •  Nicolás Sepúlveda

Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Manuela Martelli
CAST:  Aline Küppenheim  •  Alejandro Goic  •  Hugo Medina  •  Nicolás Sepúlveda

Prison in the Andes (2023)

Brutal torturers of Pinochet's dictatorship are serving sentence in a luxury prison at the foot of the Andes. Fearing of transferring to a regular jail, the officers will go to great lengths to stay fury and violence in the mountains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Felipe Carmona
CAST:  Andrew Bargsted  •  Bastián Bodenhöfer  •  Mauricio Pesutic  •  Alejandro Trejo

Brutal torturers of Pinochet's dictatorship are serving sentence in a luxury prison at the foot of the Andes. Fearing of transferring to a regular jail, the officers will go to great lengths to stay fury and violence in the mountains.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Felipe Carmona
CAST:  Andrew Bargsted  •  Bastián Bodenhöfer  •  Mauricio Pesutic  •  Alejandro Trejo