Desc: María y el Araña: Directed by María Victoria Menis. With Pablo Aguirre Andrade, Emanuela Gavazza, Lucía Ruiz Ortiz, Mirella Pascual. MARIA AND SPIDER is the story of Maria, a thirteen year old girl who lives in a Buenos Aires shantytown whit her grandmother and her obscure partner. Candidate for a scholarship to continue her education, Maria is finishing primary school, while working on the subway.