Cristina Solano Mata

Directing

Cristina Solano Mata

Born November 28, 1995 · Costa Rica (age 30)

Cristina Solano Mata is a Costa Rican filmmaker who works in production, screenwriting, and directing. Recurrent themes in her work include spirituality, dreams, and connections to nature. With Todas las Lunas (Under the Moonlight, 2020), she started a film career that would continue with El porqué de las lágrimas (Butterfly Tears, 2023), which has screened at festivals such as the ICARO Central A…

Known For

FredFred · 2025
Fred
2025
MovieThrillerMystery
After a cozy date, Noelia and Fred decide to move somewhere more private. Unfortunately for her, his intentions are not what they seem. Now, Noelia must escape through a dark forest to avoid becoming part of something far more sinister.
AuroraAurora · 2021
Aurora
★ 6.62021
MovieDrama
Thoughtfully, lovingly, Aurora tells the story of an unwanted pregnancy. Alongside her work as an architect, 40-year-old Luisa gives inspirational creative workshops to children. One day, she comes across 17-year-old Julia by the school toilets; it turns out she has unintentionally become pregnant. Luisa decides to help her – in the process manoeuvring herself into a difficult position somewhere between friend, teacher and mother figure. Or does she secretly enjoy playing this role?
Tha path we cannot seeTha path we cannot see
Tha path we cannot see
MovieHorrorDrama
After a family prayer, Sara and Elie return home with an object they stole from their aunt. This decision leads them to experience a night in which a power outage triggers an inevitable encounter. A book, a song, and a house shrouded in darkness.
Butterfly TearsButterfly Tears · 2023
Butterfly Tears
2023
MovieDramaFantasy
Surrounded by old toys and distant memories, Alicia loses the notion of time in the house she grew up in. As the ghosts of her past confront her, she’ll have to face their torment before they wither her away
Under the MoonlightUnder the Moonlight · 2021
Under the Moonlight
2021
MovieFantasyDrama
Soledad is a young woman who returns to her grandmother's house after years of having cut off communication with her family. She wants to connect with nature, her family's spiritual practices and her sister with whom she never developed a relationship. At the same time she is looking for a way to heal the duel of her mother's death years ago. Soledad will realize that the process is long and exhausting and will lead her to reconnect with the people around her and herself.

Filmography

Sort