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Born in Puerto Rico, Mariem, at age nine, performed in the leading role of the movie "The Two Worlds of Angelita". It was after that experience that she decided to become a film director.
Her first documentary "Cuando lo pequeno se hace grande" about the Puerto Ricans who fought against the US Navy presence in the island of Vieques; was awarded Best Documentary at various international film festivals.
She then debuted as film editor of the blockbuster film from rapper Daddy Yankee "Talento de Barrio".
In 2005 she founded her own production company Maramara Films and in 2007 she co-directed with Carlos Ruiz and edited her first feature "Maldeamores" (executive produced by Benicio Del Toro) which won several international awards including Best Opera Prima, Audience Award, Best Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress.
She has also produced and directed in Puerto Rico other awarded documentaries such as "De Puerto Rico Para El Mundo", "Diez En La Musica", and Emmy winner "Croatto, La Huella De Un Emigrante".
Mariem's latest biopic "Rita Moreno, Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It" premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and released in theaters on June 18, 2021 by Roadside Attractions distribution.
Most Popular Mariem Pérez Riera Trailers
Total trailers found: 14
02 January 2002
In 1998, David Sanes, a security guard of the US Navy base in Vieques, died from a projectile from a military practice.
27 September 2005
Documentary based on the films produced in Puerto Rico in the 1950s by the Division of Community Education (DivEdCo).
04 December 2016
On the Puerto Rican diaspora, which includes renowned artists who have converted New York, Florida, Chicago, Hawaii, Santa Cruz and Dominican Republic into their second home, but with Puerto Rico in their hearts.
06 October 2009
Composed by ten stories that focus on an eclectic variety of individuals, for whom music is a way of life.
28 October 1983
As experienced by 9 year old Angelita, the film portrays the hardship of migration endured by her family’s move from a small town in Puerto Rico to New York City’s Lower East Side.
18 June 2021
Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become one of a select group who have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award.
06 June 2007
A three-part look at the ironies of love, with stories that involve a young boy, a hostage situation, and a divorced elderly couple caught in a love triangle.
10 October 2008
A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer.
10 November 2016
Visual, emotional, musical, and historical pilgrimage of the places, moments, and circumstances that Tony Croatto traced during his life and artistic trajectory.
01 January 1997
Destination Unknown is a tale of cousins chasing their dreams on the streets of Jackson Heights, NY. Pepe and Rico are on a path that teases them with success but drags them to a vicious reality.
08 January 2026
An intimate, funny and deeply human look at the personal contradictions of Marisé “Tata” Álvarez, who addresses topics such as the diaspora experience, female identity, mental health and her relationship with her father, all with a touch of honest humor and a contemporary perspective.
21 April 2009
A long time ago, in a place now known as the eighties, in Puerto Rico you were either a “cocolo”, somebody who listened to music from the ghetto and the streets, or a “rockero”, those who listened to American pop music.
06 October 2022
Explore the 500-year history of the city of San Juan, from the move from Caparra to the different invasions during these centuries.
02 January 1987
One night, while celebrating at home with friends during the San Sebastián Street Festival, a pregnant woman is visited by three characters, who could be unfoldings of herself, and take her on an inner journey in search of her identity.
