
Person
Luisa María Martínez Arcaraz
Editing · Born 1976-12-22 · Mexico City, Mexico
Biography
Born in Mexico City, Luisa is a Mexican/Spanish editor, director and producer. Since graduating from film school, Luisa has worked in all facets of the production process. She has been in charge of location production in films, documentaries and programmes such as "Wonders of Life" for the BBC; the BAFTA-nominated feature film "Monsters" directed by Gareth Edwards; and "Stephen Fry in Central America" for ITV. She has specialised in the last 15 years in editing and post-production for short films, feature films, TV series and advertising, such as the Netflix international original "Club of Crows", "No One Will Miss Us" for Amazon Prime and the long form documentary "Fandango At The Wall", directed by Varda Bar-Kar and executive produced by Kabir Sehgal, Quincy Jones, Carlos Santana, and Andrew Young. Luisa is the daughter of film and TV director Gonzalo Martínez Ortega and film and TV producer and cultural promoter María Luisa Arcaraz. Her maternal grandfather is composer and big band leader Luis Arcaraz and her godfather is cinematographer John A. Alonzo. She owns a production company in Mexico City called True Films, with Carlos Estrada. She is a member of the British Film Editors (BFE), Asociación Mexicana de Editoras y Editores (AMEE), Film Fatales, Primetime Network, Free the Work, Array Crew and an American Cinema Editors (ACE) International Partner.
Known for

Acapulco
Editor

No One Will Miss Us
Lead Editor

Club de Cuervos
Editor

The Lieutenant
Editor

La oficina
Lead Editor

The War Next-door
Editor

Club de Cuervos Presents: The Ballad of Hugo Sánchez
Editor

Monsters
Production Assistant

Welcome to the Family
Lead Editor

The Most Beautiful Flower
Lead Editor
Filmography
- 2026La oficinaLead Editor
- 2025Welcome to the FamilyLead Editor
- 2024Body LimitsEditor
- 2024No One Will Miss UsLead Editor
- 2022The Most Beautiful FlowerLead Editor
- 2022Club América vs. Club AméricaEditor
- 2022ShotgunEditor
- 2021AcapulcoEditor
- 2021The War Next-doorEditor
- 2020Fandango at the WallEditor
- 2018Club de Cuervos Presents: The Ballad of Hugo SánchezEditor
- 2015Club de CuervosEditor
- 2012The LieutenantEditor
- 2010MonstersProduction Assistant
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