Marialejandra Martín Castillo (born November 23, 1964, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan actress, director, and producer. She starred Venezuelan feature film Ifigenia by director Iván Feo, 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.
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.
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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.