Natalia Oreiro, Agresti, Kauderer to receive Astor Piazzolla awards at Mar del Plata

The 41st edition of the Mar del Plata International Film Festival (November 5–15, 2026) will honor three prominent Argentine film figures with the Astor Piazzolla Lifetime Achievement Award: actress Natalia Oreiro, director Alejandro Agresti, and composer Emilio Kauderer. Source: eldiado

Awards and honorees

• Natalia Oreiro, born in Uruguay and based in Argentina, has an international career spanning acting, music, and production, with telenovelas popular in Russia, Poland, and Israel, and films such as 'Wakolda' and 'Gilda'. Source: infobae
• Alejandro Agresti, director of 'La casa del lago' (starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock), previously won Best Latin American Film at Mar del Plata in 1996 and the Special Jury Prize in 2003. Source: lavozar
• Emilio Kauderer, the composer for Juan José Campanella's Oscar-winning 'El secreto de sus ojos' and Adolfo Aristarain's films, will also be recognized. Source: diariolibree

Tribute and special events

The festival will also pay homage to the late Argentine-Brazilian director Héctor Babenco on the 80th anniversary of his birth and 10th of his death, with screenings of his most representative works. Source: eldiado

The official festival presentation will take place on October 19 at the Palacio Libertad in Buenos Aires, culminating in a free concert led by Emilio Kauderer with the National Orchestra of Argentine Music, performing iconic soundtracks by Campanella and Aristarain.