A graduate in film from FAAP, Marcela is a screenwriter, director and producer. She worked as an assistant director with filmmakers like Walter Salles, Hector Babenco and Carlos Nader. She directed TV series, short films and the documentary Ouvir o Rio: Uma Escultura Sonora de Cildo Meirelles (2012). In 2018, her online short film, Ser o que se É, had 5 million views in one month.