Laura Citarella is an Argentinian filmmaker. She has been part of El Pampero Cine – an independent group of filmmakers based in Buenos Aires – and from there she has been producing and directing films for almost 25 years. As producer, some of her films are: La Flor (Llinás, 2018), Historias Extraordinarias (Llinás, 2008), Castro (Moguillansky, 2009) and La Vendedora de Fósforos (Moguillansky, 2009). As director, her films are: Ostende (2011); La Mujer de los Perros (2015, in co-directed with Verónica Llinás), Las Poetas visitan a Juana Bignozzi (2019, co-directed with Mercedes Halfon) and Trenque Lauquen (2022). Trenque Lauquen was premiered at Venice International Film Festival and since then it has been awarded and recognized as one of the most particular and special pieces of last ten years. The film was also recognized as the best film of the year by Cahiers du Cinema on 2023. Also, was chosen best film by the Hainan Film Festival (2022). Citarella made her last film – a short film called El Affaire Miu Miu, produced by Miu Miu – Prada – on August 2024 and presented it at the Mostra di Venezia that same year.