Marcela Paz Said Cares (born 26 March 1972) is a Franco-Chilean director and screenwriter.

Marcela Said obtained a degree in aesthetics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile.

In 1999, Said's first documentary, Valparaíso, premiered, produced by Les Films d’Ici.

[3] Her next film, The Young Butler (El Mocito in Spanish), focuses on the story of Jorgelino Vergara, a man who worked in a torture centre during the Chilean military regime.

[4] This documentary was also directed together with Jean de Certeau and it premiered at Forum, Berlinale 2011.