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Nava Mau

Biography

Nava Mau is a Mexican-American filmmaker, actress, and cultural worker. Mau was born in Mexico City however was raised in San Antonio, Texas. In 2018, Nava wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the short film "Waking Hour," which screened in festivals around the world. She was selected as a Production Fellow on the Netflix documentary "Disclosure," and she appears next as a series regular on the HBO Max series "Generation." For 8 years, Nava worked in the fields of healing justice and culture change with community-based service providers, student organizations, and survivors of violence. Her long-term vision is to illuminate the stories of marginalized people in order to transform their access to resources.

Known For

all the words but the one
all the words but the one
Waking Hour
Waking Hour
Work
Work
Swing and Sway
Swing and Sway
Sam's Town
Sam's Town
Femenina
Femenina
Rainbow Girls
Rainbow Girls

Filmography

2025 Rainbow Girls
as
2024 all the words but the one
as
2024 Baby Reindeer
as Teri
2023 Swing and Sway
as Self
2022 Work
as
2021 Genera+ion
as Ana
2020 Sam's Town
as Natasha
2019 Femenina
as Nina
2019 Waking Hour
as Sofia
2018 You
as Detective Marquez
---- The Dregs
as