Director

María Alvarez

Directing

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Regular directing credits.

TMDB popularity

1.3

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Directed movies: 7Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 2417721

IMDb ID: nm6003000

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2003 - 2023

Years active: 21

Average TMDB rating: 5.3

Also known as

María Alvarez

Frequent jobs

Director (3)Director of Photography (3)Second Second Assistant Director (1)

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Biography

María Alvarez is a Cuban-Dutch filmmaker and a USC Film Production graduate. A Rising Voices fellow (Hillman Grad/Indeed/271 Films), she co-directed and co-wrote the short film “Last Days of the Lab,” which premiered at Tribeca, screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was Oscar-qualified for Best Live Action Short at the 2024 Academy Awards. María works as a freelance director and photographer in narrative, music videos, and commercials for clients like Nike and Netflix. As a Sundance Institute Latine Collab Scholar, she is developing “Guava Tree,” her feature film exploring themes of cultural identity, family, and belonging.