Manuela Martelli


Manuela Abril Martelli Salamovich is a Chilean film and television actress best known for her roles in the films B-Happy and Machuca. She starred with the famous dutch actor Rutger Hauer in the chilean-italian films Il Futuro, based on Roberto Bolaño's novel A Little Lumpen Novelita.

Early life

On April 16, 1983, Martelli was born in Santiago de Chile. Martelli's parents are Nicolás Martelli, of Italian descent, and Marian Salamovich, of Croatian descent.

Education

Martelli studied at Saint George's College, Santiago and later studied drama at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Career

Martelli played the main role in the film B-Happy by Gonzalo Justiniano. Later she had roles in the TV series Huaiquimán y Tolosa and movies like Machuca, Radio Corazón and Malta con Huevo. In 2010 she appeared in Canal 13's telenovela Feroz.

Filmography

Films

Telenovelas

TV series