Born in Salta, north of Argentina, in 1966. Martel moved to Buenos Aires to study communication. She made short films like Rey Muerto (1995) and Muta (2011), and directed the features films La Ciénaga (2001), awarded with the Alfred Bauer prize at the Berlin Film Festival, The Holy Girl (2004), which received an Honorable Mention by the Critics at the 28th Mostra, The Headless Woman (2008), presented in the official competition at Cannes Film Festival, and Zama (2017, 41st Mostra), selected at Venice, Rotterdam and San Sebastián film festivals.
