Nava Mau

Acting

Nava Mau

Born May 14, 1992 · Mexico City, Mexico (age 34)

Nava Mau is a Mexican-American filmmaker, actress, and cultural worker. Mau was born in Mexico City however was raised in San Antonio, Texas. In 2018, Nava wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the short film "Waking Hour," which screened in festivals around the world. She was selected as a Production Fellow on the Netflix documentary "Disclosure," and she appears next as a series regular on t…

Known For

Rainbow GirlsRainbow Girls · 2025
Rainbow Girls
2025
MovieDramaComedy
As San Francisco’s tech boom gentrifies their city, three young black trans women decide to take matters into their own hands, staging an audacious heist targeting the city’s most exclusive luxury brands.
FemeninaFemenina · 2019
Femenina
1.02019
MovieDramaRomance
A dedicated boxer is forced to confront his sexuality after he begins training with and falling for a transgender woman.
WorkWork · 2022
Work
5.62022
MovieDrama
Unable to move on from a breakup, Gabi, a queer Latina freelance editor, impulsively drops into an old job at an underground lap dance party, where she unexpectedly runs into a friend from her past.
The Long ConThe Long Con · 2026
The Long Con
2026
MovieRomanceDrama
A little desert motel. A runaway bride. A grifter lover. A suitcase full of trouble.
Waking HourWaking Hour · 2019
Waking Hour
2019
Movie
A young trans woman is pursued by a potential lover at a party. As she balances concerns about her safety and her desire for intimacy, she must figure out what she wants before she can go for it.
The DregsThe Dregs
The Dregs
MovieComedyThriller
A friends’ trip to the Italian Alps gets derailed by old wounds and a cursed bottle of Grappa.
Sam's TownSam's Town · 2020
Sam's Town
2020
Movie
Sam and Maggie were best friends. Maggie's partner, also named Sam, always felt jealous of their emotional connection. After Maggie accidentally overdoses and dies, the two Sams are left to deal with the memory of a person they both loved in very different ways, and with their own relationship, which is further complicated when they wake up in bed together the morning after a celebration of Maggie's life.
all the words but the oneall the words but the one · 2024
all the words but the one
2024
MovieDrama
Maya and Santiago haven’t seen each other since their explosive relationship ended years ago, so neither is expecting to be sitting across from each other at a professional dinner with their new partners. Maya teeters through this minefield of delicate power dynamics as she relives some of her most painful and electric memories. Fighting dissociation and embodied trauma, she must stay focused on the dinner's high stakes for her partner, Jio, as both couples contend with their realities. The past and present collide, and Maya faces Santiago at last.

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