马塞洛·马蒂内斯（Marcelo Martinessi）Born in Asunción, Paraguay in 1973, the writer and director studied communications in his hometown and then filmmaking at the London Film School. He made several short films including La voz perdida, which won the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film at Venice. From 2010 until the coup in 2012, he led the first public television station in Paraguay. His debut feature film Las herederas screened in the 2018 Berlinale Competition where it won two Silver Bears, the FIPRESCI Prize and a Teddy Award.