La Verónica

La Verónica (lit. 'The Verónica') is a 2020 Chilean drama film written and directed by Leonardo Medel. Starring Mariana Di Girolamo accompanied by Patricia Rivadeneira, Ariel Mateluna, Antonia Giesen, Willy Semler, Josefina Montané, Coco Páez and María Jesús Vidaurre. It was recorded in more than fifty sequence shots in which the protagonist is always in the foreground.

Synopsis
The popular model Verónica Lara finds herself married to an international soccer star who apparently lives a happy life, but her life changes when she discovers that she is the main suspect in the murder of her daughter that occurred 10 years earlier. She is under a lot of pressure, her marriage falls apart and she begins to feel jealous of Amanda, her newborn daughter.

Cast
The actors participating in this film are:


 * Mariana Di Girolamo as Verónica Lara
 * Patricia Rivadeneira as Andrea
 * Ariel Mateluna as Javier
 * Antonia Giesen as Julieta
 * Willy Semler as Fiscal
 * Josefina Montané as Carolina
 * Coco Páez as Moni
 * Gloria Fernández as Amanda
 * María Jesús Vidaurre as Roberta
 * Gilda Maureira as Ester
 * Sylvia Hernández as Verónica's Mother
 * Renata Rojas as Laura
 * Matias Cornejo as Manuel
 * Vicente Toledo Mahmoud as Jaime
 * Ignacia Jara as Ignacia
 * Emilio Edwards as Biut Executive
 * Benjamin Berger as Biut Manager
 * Carolina Castillo as Campaign Producer
 * Joaquín Yutronic as Verónica's Photographer
 * Valentina Hites as Model 1
 * Valeryia Alfirovich as Model 2
 * Anastasia Tverdokhlebova as Model 3
 * Ingrid Fiorini as Model 4
 * Francisca Neumann as Party Guest
 * Thiare Vega as Party Guest / Graveyard Attendee
 * Javiera Lucero as Graveyard Attendee
 * Stephan Cabezas as Graveyard Attendee

Production
Principal photography began in October 2019 in Santiago, Chile amid social unrest in the capital.

Release
La Verónica had its world premiere at the end of September 2020 at the 68th San Sebastián International Film Festival, then screened on September 9, 2020, at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival. It was commercially released on August 5, 2021, on the Alto Parlante streaming service. Later, it was screened on December 3, 2021, at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema.