Otero, Mariana

(December 9, 1963, Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France - )

   After earning a master of letters degree (1985), she followed cinema studies at the IDHEC (1985-1988). From 1995 to 1999, she lived in Lisbon, Portugal. Returning to France, she directed a documentary on a family secret concerning her mother's death. In 2006, she played in a feature film (Qui de nous Deux?, Charles Belmont). Her sister, Isabel Otero (b. 1962), is a film and TV actress.

 Filmography

1987 ◘ I Rouge UVert O Bleu (documentary; short; co-director with Daniele Incalcaterra)

1991 ◘ Non-Lieux (documentary; co-director with Alejandra Rojo)

        ◘ Loin de toi (documentary; short)

2003 ◘ Histoire d'un Secret (documentary; also screenwriter)

 Television Filmography

1994 ◘ La Loi du Collège (6 X 28'; also screenwriter, cinematographer)

1997 ◘ A SIC / Cette Télévision est la vôtre / Esta E a Vossa Televisao (documentary; also cinematographer; France / Portugal)

        ◘ Moi maintenant (documentary; co-director)

        ◘ Chronique de la Justice ordinaire (documentary; episode "Chronique de la Justice ordinaire")

        ◘ Histoires d'Ado (documentary; episode "Nous voulons un autre Monde")