
Acting
Juan Barberini
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Juan Barberini (Buenos Aires, born 1979) is an Argentine theatre, film, and television actor.
Acting credits
6.5Delfina returns from New York to a small riverside town in the province of Buenos Aires. There she visits a tomb of an older woman and one of a younger woman, named Julia, who is identical to her.
Only Child
2016
NRA musician decides to return to his hometown in the Pampas plains of Argentina to recover a guitar that belonged to his deceased mother, but in order to get it he will have to reconnect with his father, with whom he has been estranged for years.
The Leagues
2024
5.6In the Smug art world, innocence perishes. This is the discovery experienced firsthands by Penelope, a young woman who, after embarking on a series of insignificant relationships, arrives at a field of new experiences, some sort of moral abyss she will find herself trapped in more and more.
Penélope
2018
7.2When Ocho, an Argentine poet on vacation in Barcelona, spots Javi from his balcony, the attraction is subtle but persistent. After a missed connection on the beach, a third chance encounter escalates to a seemingly random hookup. But are they part of each other’s histories, or maybe even destinies?
End of the Century
2019
6.2Ezequiel is home alone while his parents are away. He bears the burden of desiring other boys and keeping it a secret—until he meets "Mono," an attractive skater who represents something more than the desire and experimentation he was seeking.
Young Hunter
2020
7.2A father and son, isolated in a dilapidated country house, try to survive a hellish summer. Between hunting days and campfire nights, the son begins to perceive a strange connection between his father and the nature that surrounds them. An ancestral secret is about to be revealed.
The Bush
2022
6.0Juana, a thirty-year-old woman with a history of failed attempts, discovers that letting go can also be a way of asserting herself.
An Urgent Matter
2026
No synopsis available yet.
Estocada
2010
NRIt’s the first day of shooting a low-budget independent film. Juan, the director, tries to shoot a sex scene with Malena and Julián, two inexperienced young actors. But he also secretly keeps the camera running in between takes, in an attempt to capture brief moments of intimacy. Hours go by and the scene doesn’t seem to come out right. Weariness, repetition, and communication problems pile up as Juan tries to convince the actress to show more of her body. Violence will emerge as the shooting crumbles.
Rompiente
2020
Film in two cities divided by one river: Buenos Aires, Montevideo. Two cities divided by one story: the death of Francisco. One death divided in two parts: an investigation, an escape.
The Destruction of the Existing Order
2012
NRA young couple. A luxurious hotel room. A wedding party.
The Wedding Party
2011
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Karakol
2020
3.0A famous actor makes an appearance in an inland village accompanied by his friend. After waiting for ages for the car they're supposed to return in, they decide to walk back. They get lost but continue on their way through the countryside, towards the woods, with no direction. Not suspecting that they are already inside the Hot Zone.
La zona caliente
2020
7.2An enormous effort of narrative complexity made up of six independent, successive stories, connected by the same four actresses living very different experiences in very different universes…
La Flor
2019
5.0Fernando, a naval officer, arrives in the city of Rosario to work on an oil tanker. But his move seems to conceal other motives.
Blood
2020
NRNo synopsis available yet.
De amor, amistad y trabajo
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NRWake up in the morning. He feels bad. He brushes his teeth after vomiting. Record the house reviewing drawings, a model and a written photo that makes him smile. He returns it to the cork of old familiar images. Make breakfast for two. Waits.
Y si no es mañana
2013
8.0While their son sleeps, Jazmín and Marcelo pack their bags for their last vacation before separating. Gaspar’s upbringing, possibly within the autistic spectrum, has marked a distance between them. Amidst blame and reproaches, a moment of playfulness emerges, perhaps a bridge to reunite.
Our Part of the World
2025
NRBaltasar Espinosa, a medical student, accepts an invitation from his cousin to spend the summer at his estate. However, a torrential downpour floods the fields, leaving him stranded with the Gutre family, a group of laborers. During their isolation, Baltasar reads "The Gospel According to Mark" to them, leading to unexpected and profound consequences.
The Gospel According to Mark
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6.5A couple must hold on to $100,000 for 24 hours as they wait to buy a house. As the time ticks by, the true nature of their love unravels.
The Fire
2015
6.3Roque starts University in Buenos Aires but he is not particularly interested in attending classes or working towards a degree. Instead, he dedicates his time to one of the many groups vying for control of the university, motivated less by grand political ideals than by a wish to get close to Paula, an attractive young teacher heavily involved in internal university politics.
The Student
2011
4.3During a terrifying night in Buenos Aires, five urban legends unfold in the most surprising way possible. While a politician is accused of being responsible for an urban tragedy in which fifteen people died, in Buenos Aires various stories based on urban legends intersect.
Terror 5
2016
5.6In a small town near the mountains of Argentina, Juana tries to commit suicide but ends up in a coma instead, to the great pain of her daughter Marta. Her other daughter Mercedes comes from Buenos Aires but is less interested in her mother's condition than in possibly getting her money. Marta's husband has a great offer for a piece of land owned by Juana, but can't do anything while she is in a coma.
Cerro Bayo
2011
NRNo synopsis available yet.
El público
2020
Behind the camera
NRIt’s the first day of shooting a low-budget independent film. Juan, the director, tries to shoot a sex scene with Malena and Julián, two inexperienced young actors. But he also secretly keeps the camera running in between takes, in an attempt to capture brief moments of intimacy. Hours go by and the scene doesn’t seem to come out right. Weariness, repetition, and communication problems pile up as Juan tries to convince the actress to show more of her body. Violence will emerge as the shooting crumbles.
Rompiente
2020
3.0A famous actor makes an appearance in an inland village accompanied by his friend. After waiting for ages for the car they're supposed to return in, they decide to walk back. They get lost but continue on their way through the countryside, towards the woods, with no direction. Not suspecting that they are already inside the Hot Zone.
La zona caliente
2020