Mariem Pérez Riera
- Director
- Producer
- Editor
Mariem is a two time Emmy winner director and producer known for the New York Time's critic's pick documentary "Rita Moreno, Just A Girl Who Decided To Go For It" which premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival acquiring a theater distribution with Roadside Attractions and a TV release on PBS American Masters and Netflix.
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 latest feature film, starring actor Ismael Cruz Córdova, "San Juan, Beyond The Walls," a historic documentary about the 500 years of the city of San Juan, was awarded with a Suncoast Emmy (best director long form content) and became one of the top box office hits for 2022 in the theaters of Puerto Rico.
With a 20 years of experience as director, editor, and producer, she is a Sundance Momentum fellowship member with a trajectory of awarded documentaries such as "De Puerto Rico Para El Mundo," "Diez En La Música," and Suncoast Emmy winner "Croatto, La Huella De Un Emigrante," and "Cuando lo pequeño se hace grande."
She is also the co-director and editor of the comedy feature "Maldeamores" (executive produced by Benicio Del Toro) which won several international awards including Cartagena International Film Festival-Best First Feature, Chicago International Film Fest -Audience Award, Huelva Film Festival-Best Picture, Premio ACE - Best Picture, Sao Paulo Film Festival -Jury Award among many others.
Mariem is the founder of Maramara Films, where she has produced and directed brand content, commercials, the web comedy series "Chamacas" and features documentaries.
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 latest feature film, starring actor Ismael Cruz Córdova, "San Juan, Beyond The Walls," a historic documentary about the 500 years of the city of San Juan, was awarded with a Suncoast Emmy (best director long form content) and became one of the top box office hits for 2022 in the theaters of Puerto Rico.
With a 20 years of experience as director, editor, and producer, she is a Sundance Momentum fellowship member with a trajectory of awarded documentaries such as "De Puerto Rico Para El Mundo," "Diez En La Música," and Suncoast Emmy winner "Croatto, La Huella De Un Emigrante," and "Cuando lo pequeño se hace grande."
She is also the co-director and editor of the comedy feature "Maldeamores" (executive produced by Benicio Del Toro) which won several international awards including Cartagena International Film Festival-Best First Feature, Chicago International Film Fest -Audience Award, Huelva Film Festival-Best Picture, Premio ACE - Best Picture, Sao Paulo Film Festival -Jury Award among many others.
Mariem is the founder of Maramara Films, where she has produced and directed brand content, commercials, the web comedy series "Chamacas" and features documentaries.
