María Onetto
6 titles
Filmography
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The Headless Woman
(2008)One of cinema’s most talented filmmakers, Lucrecia Martel, brings all her powers of sensual, evocative visuals to this dream-like mystery, which plunges fearlessly into the mindstate of a woman—an incredible María Onetto—on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Nominated for the Palme d’Or.

The Puzzle
(2010)The feature film debut from writer-director Natalia Smirnoff, former assistant director to Argentinean New Wave directors Lucretia Martel and Pablo Trapero, PUZZLE is the delicate and bittersweet tale of Maria del Carmen (Maria Onetto), a forty-something housewife from the suburbs of Buenos Aires, who gradually comes into her own when she discovers her extraordinary gift at assembling puzzles. Her new passion leads her to secretly train with a magnetic millionaire bachelor for Argentina’s national championship, which, if she wins, would take her to Germany and the World Puzzle Championship. Uninterested in puzzles, Maria's husband and sons are not aware of her new passion. But before long her puzzle obsession becomes a serious testing ground, and Maria must decide how much she can expect from her men.

The Religious
(2018)Set in a small town from rural Argentina, a portrayal of a suffocating relationship between an overprotective mother and her son, while he maintains a secret love affair with another boy from the town.

The Heavy Hand of the Law
(2017)A young lawyer goes up against the justice system to defend a man accused of a crime in a small town where no one believes his story. Starring Paola Barrientos, Dario Grandinetti, Maria Onetto, Fernan Miras, Jorgelina Aruzzi and Dario Barassi.

Ringo. Glory and Death
Bad contracts and the dream of fighting Ali leads boxer Oscar “Ringo” Bonavena to Reno, Nevada.