Catalina Saavedra

Acting

Catalina Saavedra

Born January 9, 1968 · Viña del Mar, Chile (age 58)

Catalina Saavedra is a Chilean actress. She is known to international audiences for her numerous collaborations with filmmaker Sebastián Silva. She has also appeared in films such as Ema, Problemista and Young & Wild.

Known For

ProblemistaProblemista · 2024
Problemista
6.82024
MovieComedy
Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.
EmaEma · 2019
Ema
6.72019
MovieDrama
Ema is a magnetic and impulsive dancer in a reggaeton troupe. Her toxic marriage to choreographer Gastón is beyond repair, following a decision to give up on their adopted child Polo. She sets out on a mission to get him back, not caring who she’ll need to fight, seduce or destroy to make it happen.
SecretsSecrets · 2008
Secrets
4.52008
MovieComedy
After long decades of exile, a leftist former activist returns to Chile to settle accounts with his conscience, related to the death of a colleague and political hero . The task of Atalibar is to reveal his secret. But his view clashes with the current country, godless, far from the old ideologies and where all his old colleagues have changed.
La MamitaLa Mamita · 2020
La Mamita
3.02020
MovieThrillerHorror
Karina is 51 years old and is a regular trucker on the north route. Due to mechanical problems, he stops for the first time at "La Mamita" restaurant. The owner and cook of the restaurant, Marta, 63, welcomes her as kindly as any of her customers. However, the accidental discovery of a human hand in the garbage makes Karina see that all the stories this cook tells her are nothing more than a premonition of her destiny.
Rotting in the SunRotting in the Sun · 2023
Rotting in the Sun
6.52023
MovieComedyThriller
A filmmaker facing an existential crisis goes on a vacation to a Mexican gay nudist beach, where he meets a social media celebrity who convinces him to collaborate with him on his new TV show. But one disappears and another embarks on a wild journey through Mexico City to find him.
Almost GraduatedAlmost Graduated · 2025
Almost Graduated
10.02025
MovieComedy
Emilia (23), a young woman eager for independence, is finishing her university thesis with uncertainty. Her sense of stagnation leads her to seek an escape, promising herself that she can take control of her future by finally getting her driver's license.
Young and WildYoung and Wild · 2012
Young and Wild
6.22012
MovieComedyDrama
Daniela, raised in the bosom of a strict Evangelical family and recently unmasked as a fornicator by her shocked parents, struggles to find her own path to spiritual harmony.
The PunishmentThe Punishment · 2022
The Punishment
6.82022
MovieDrama
A child disappears from his parents sight in a mysterious but haunting forest after a punishment.

Filmography

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The Dancer and the ThiefThe Dancer and the Thief · 2009
The Dancer and the Thief
5.62009
MovieDrama
Present day. Chile. Legendary bank robber Vergara Grey is getting out of prison after 5 long years and is looking forward to a quiet, uneventful life together with his wife and son whom oddly he hasn't heard from in years. But soon his resolve is tested when he meets 19 year old Angel a young thief who insists the two join up to score the biggest heist of all time. Though tempted, he resists until he finds out that his beloved wife has gone off with a millionaire and his son wants to change his last name. Then Victoria, a graceful and mysteriously mute dancer living in a conservatory, steps into the picture. She captivates Vergara and Angel, as well as all others that cross her path, drastically changing their lives.

Ángel's Mother