Marialejandra Martín
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| Born | Marialejandra Martín Castillo November 23, 1964 |
| Other names | Mariale Martin Alejandra Martin Maria Alejandra Martin |
| Occupations | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Parent(s) | Américo Martin & Adícea Castillo |
| Website | http://www.marialejandramartin.com/ |
Marialejandra Martín Castillo (born November 23, 1964, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan actress, director, and producer.[1][2][3] She starred Venezuelan feature film Ifigenia by director Iván Feo,[3] and is known for her lead role in the television series Por Estas Calles on RCTV (1992–1994).
Her first short film, Qué hago yo aquí (2019), which she wrote, produced, and directed, was selected for more than 20 international film festivals across the USA, India, UK, Romania, France, Australia, Nepal, Italy, Colombia, and Venezuela. It was chosen to represent Venezuela in the FIACINE "Women in Short" showcase by the Spanish-American Federation of Film Academies.[citation needed]
Her second short film, Ritorno, was crowdfunded. It received the Best Fiction Short Film award at the XII Festival ELCO Entre Largos y Cortos de Oriente 2024, Special Mention of the Jury for director Marialejandra Martín at the XVII Festival "Manuel Trujillo Durán" FMTD 2024, Best Actress for Gioia Lombardini, and Best Casting for Marialejandra Martín at the XX Festival del Cine Venezolano 2024.[citation needed]
Theater
| Year | Title | Playwright | Role | Director | Theater | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Las Aventuras del Célebre Detective Harry Dickson | Ricardo García | La tía Caterina | Santiago Sánchez | Sala Juan Sujo, Caracas | |||
| 1994 | Veronica’s room | Ira Levin | Susan | Carlota Vivas | Teatro Los Riuces, Caracas | |||
| Señor Bolero | Hernán Marcano | Pasión | Hernán Marcano | Patio de San Bernardino | Nacional Tour, Venezuela | |||
| …Y las Mujeres También | Fausto Verdial | Conchita | Fausto Verdial | Anna Julia Rojas, Ateneo, Caracas | ||||
| 1995 | The Swan | Elizabeth Egloff | Dora Hamm | Alberto Ísola | Horacio Peterson, Ateneo, Caracas | Teatro Larco, Lima | ||
| 1996/97- 2000 | Pareja Perfecta | Hernán Marcano | Pasión | Hernán Marcano | Patio de San Bernardino | Nacional Tour, Venezuela | New York Comedy Club, NY | |
| 1998 | Profundo | José Ignacio Cabrujas | Elvirita | César Bolívar | Teatro Nacional, Caracas | |||
| 2000 | Cecè | Luigi Pirandello | Nada | Jim Fitzgerald | Galería Venezuela, NYC | |||
| 2001 | Love's Labour's Lost | William Shakespeare | Santiago Sánchez | Rajatabla, Ateneo de Caracas | ||||
| 2002 | The Maids | Jean Genet | Claire | Karl Hoffman | Aula Magna UCV, Caracas | |||
| 2003 | Beyond Therapy | Christopher Durang | Prudence | Carlos Porte | Teatro Trasnocho, Caracas | |||
| 2004-2005 | Play It Again, Sam | Woody Allen | Linda | Michel Hausmann | Teatro Trasnocho, Caracas | |||
| 2007 | Ladrona de Almas | Pavel Kohout | Irena | Rodolfo Boyadjian | Anna Julia Rojas, Ateneo, Caracas | |||
| 2007 | Cascanueces Flamenco | Marius Petipa / Iván Vsévolozhsky | Hada de las Nieves | Juan Carlos Souki | Teatro Santa Rosa de Lima, Caracas | |||
| 2008 | Cita a Ciegas | Mario Diament | La Psicóloga / La Mujer | Daniel Uribe | Teatro Trasnocho, Caracas | |||
| 2008/2010 | Decadence | Steven Berkoff | Sybil, Helen | Orlando Arocha | Celarg | Sala de Conciertos, Ateneo, Caracas | Corpbanca | Teatrex |
| 2009 | The Cherry Orchard | Anton Chekov | Liubov Andréievna Ranévskaya | Juan Carlos Souki | Celarg, Caracas | |||
| 2009 | Port Royal | Juan Martínez de la Vega | Isabel | Juan José Martin | Teatro Luis Peraza, Caracas | |||
| 2012-2013 | Mientras te Olvido | Andrés Correa Guatarasma | Ermenegilda | Flor Núñez | Area Stage Co. Coral Gables | The Pearl Theatre, NYC | ||
| 2013 | Un Busto al Cuerpo | Ernesto Caballero | Cristina 1 | Adela Romero | Trail Theater, Coral Gables | El Nuevo Teatro, Doral. FL | ||
| 2014 | Casa en Orden | Ana Teresa Sosa | María | Osvaldo Strongoli | Koubek Center Miami Dade College | |||
| 2014 | The Bedtrick | Matt Moses | Orlando Arocha & Elvis Chaveinte | La Caja de Fósforos, Caracas | ||||
| 2015 | Relatos Borrachos | Enrique Salas | La Mujer | José Manuel Suárez | Urban Couplé, Caracas | |||
| 2018 | The Humans | Stephen Karam | Deirdre Blake | Ricardo Nortier | La Caja de Fósforos, Caracas | |||
| 2018 | Ghosts | Henrik Ibsen | Helena Alving | Isaac P. De Castro | Villa Planchart, Caracas | |||
| 2022 - 2023 - 2024 | El Mistral | Miguel Issa | Miguel Issa | Teatro Teresa Carreno, Caracas | Trasnocho Cultural, Caracas | Concha Acustica de Bello Monte, Caracas | ||
| 2023 - 2024 - 2025 | Esperando al Italiano | Mariela Romero | Mariantonia | Tullio Cavalli | Trasnocho Cultural, Caracas | Centro Cultural Chacao, Caracas | Centro Italo-venezolano, Valencia | |
| 2024 | El Principio de Arquimedes | Josep Maria Miró | Ana | Rafael Barazarte | Trasnocho Cultural, Caracas |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Ifigenia | Maria Eugenia Alonso | Iván Feo |
| 1990 | Entre Golpes y Boleros | Magaly Blanco | John Dickinson |
| 2001 | Em Busca da Ilha Desconhecida | Self | Davi Khamis |
| 2002 | Night Light | Charlie’s mother | Eric Escobar |
| 2002 | Tosca, la Verdadera Historia | Floria Tosca | Iván Feo |
| 2007 | El Señor Presidente | Masacuata | Rómulo Guardia |
| 2008 | Perros Corazones | Eva | Carmen La Roche |
| 2011 | Patas Arriba | Anita | Alejandro Garcia Wiedemann |
| 2013 | Nena, Saludame al Diego | Isabel | Andrea Herrera Catalá |
| 2013 | Esclavo de Dios | Rozemblat | Joel Novoa |
| 2015 | Travesía | Amapola | Jesús Rondón |
| 2016 | Sólo para tus ojos | Ella | Carlos Porte |
| 2019 | Historias pequeñas | Antonieta | Rafael Marziano Tinoco |
| 2021 | Bridges | Violeta | Maria Corina Ramirez |
| 2022 | La Torta | Diana | Carlos Novella |
| 2023 | Machera | La madre | Jackson Gutierrez |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Roberta | ||
| 1987-1988 | Señora | Irina Perdomo Méndez | |
| 1989 | Amanda Sabater | Isabel Padilla | |
| 1990-1991 | Carmen querida | Carmen Cecilia | |
| 1992-1994 | Por estas calles | Euridice Briceño/Eva Marina | [4] |
| 1996 | Los amores de Anita Peña | Anita Peña | |
| 1997 | Conserjes | Marcía | |
| 2002 | Juana la virgen | Ana María Pérez | |
| 2003-2004 | Cosita rica | Lara Santana | |
| 2005 | Soñar no Cuesta Nada | Olivia Rosas de Hernández | |
| 2006 | Por todo lo alto | Divina Alegría | |
| 2007 | Aunque mal paguen | Thaís | |
| 2008 | La Trepadora | Adelaida Salcedo de Guanipa | |
| 2009 | Libres como el viento | Rafaela Marcano | |
| 2014 | Demente criminal | Helena González | |
| 2015 | Escándalos | Isabel Calderón de Leroux | |
| 2016 | Entre tu amor y mi amor | Columba Buendía de Morales | [5][6] |
TV films
- La Raya de Cal (Renato Gutierrez, dir. RCTV, Caracas, 1990)
- El Dueño (Carlos Porte, dir. RCTV, Caracas, 1991)
- La Elegida (Carlos Porte, dir. RCTV, Caracas)
Radio
- Algo Más (Host, RQ910 FM, Caracas)
- Radionovelas for Alberto Cimino’s El Universo del Espectáculo (Fiesta106 FM, Rumbos 670AM & 97.7FM)
Training
- Escuela Nacional de Cine ENC, Caracas. Tutors: Rafael Marziano, Luis Alberto Lamata, Laura Goldberg, etc.
- The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, New York. Tutors: George Loros, Robert Castle, Pennie DuPont, Jeffrey Horne, Geofrey Fergusson, Ilka Lomonaco, Jan Douglas y Michael Margotta.
- Taller del Actor, Caracas. Tutors: Enrique Porte, Santiago Sánchez, María Teresa Haiek.
- Grupo Actoral 80, Caracas. Tutors: Juan Carlos Gené, Verónica Oddó, Felicia Canetti y Alberto Isola.
References
- ^ Baldo, Tony. "Maríalejandra Martín, una mujer que siempre va por más". Venezuelans ilustres (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ "Marialejandra Martín regresa al teatro con «El principio Arquímedes»". Mundour (in Spanish). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ a b "Especial | Actriz y productora de cine Marialejandra Martín: «Hay que rescatar el valor de la comedia»". Notiprensa Digital (in Spanish). 3 March 2024. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
- ^ "La novela 'Por estas calles' regresa a la televisión venezolana". cochinopop (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Marialejandra Martín en constante reinvención". elnacional (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Marialejandra Martín: "Me gusta buscar, conseguir el lado bonito de la gente"" (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2016.