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Leila Montero
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Leila Montero (she/her) is co-founder of the production company Estudio ST. She has made numerous audiovisual productions, including feature films, fiction and documentary short films, including Mafifa (2021 dir. Daniela Muñoz) and Tundra (2021 dir. José Luis Aparicio). Their films have been screened in prestigious festivals such as Sundance, Locarno, IDFA, Rotterdam, Miami, BAFICI, CurtaCinema and Biarritz. She is also currently working on the development of the feature film The Sea by José Luis Aparicio.

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