Elena Poniatowska

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Elena Poniatowska

Born May 19, 1932 · France (age 94)

Hélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor (born May 19, 1932), known professionally as Elena Poniatowska is a French-born Mexican journalist and author, specializing in works on social and political issues focused on those considered to be disenfranchised especially women and the poor. She was born in Paris to upper-class parents, including her mother whose family fled Mexico d…

Known For

Xico's JourneyXico's Journey · 2020
Xico's Journey
6.62020
MovieAnimationFamily
The peace of a small town is endangered when a corporation wants to destroy the mountain that protects them. A girl named Copi and her best friend Xico, a Xoloitzcuintle dog, will go into the mountains to try to save the town.
AnaAna · 2020
Ana
10.02020
MovieDocumentary
Stela, a young Brazilian actress, decides to make a work on the letters exchanged between Latin American plastic artists in the 70s and 80s. She travels to Cuba, Mexico, Argentina and Chile looking for her works and testimonies about the reality they lived during the dictatorships that most of these countries faced at the time. In the midst of the investigation, Stela discovers the existence of Ana, a young Brazilian artist who was part of this world, but disappeared. Ana went from southern Brazil, from a small town in the interior to Buenos Aires. Obsessed by the character, Stela decides to find her and find out what happened to her.
Alaide Foppa Falla, The Unfortunate OneAlaide Foppa Falla, The Unfortunate One · 2014
Alaide Foppa Falla, The Unfortunate One
2014
MovieDocumentary
In the course of Alaide Foppa's life, she became a precursor of feminism in Mexico. She was an immigrant who, in her own way, tried to break the molds established by her upper-class upbringing. Her sensitivity and intellectual development made her question matters of social injustice, educational and gender inequalities, the importance of socially-committed art forms and the vindication of democracy throughout Latin America. Her tragic end reveals much about the history of Guatemala.
Esmeralda Comes by NightEsmeralda Comes by Night · 1997
Esmeralda Comes by Night
5.31997
MovieComedy
The husbands of a charismatic nurse devise a plan to free her from prison when she is arrested for being a polygamist.
Leonora in the Morning LightLeonora in the Morning Light · 2025
Leonora in the Morning Light
10.02025
MovieDramaHistory
Leonora Carrington, an outstanding figure of surrealism, along with Frida Kahlo, was one of Mexico's most famous painters. As the long-time partner of Max Ernst and close friend of André Breton and Jean Miró, she continually struggles with her visionary imagination, which often triggers serious psychological crises.
Asaltar los cielosAsaltar los cielos · 1996
Asaltar los cielos
7.01996
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the killer of Trotsky
The Busty DollThe Busty Doll · 2017
The Busty Doll
6.62017
MovieDocumentary
In a photograph among journalists, writers, academics and artists was a controversial president of Mexico and the unusual guest who owes the name of this story.
Chaos and Order: Manuel Felguérez and His Abstract WorkChaos and Order: Manuel Felguérez and His Abstract Work · 2016
Chaos and Order: Manuel Felguérez and His Abstract Work
2016
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the life and work of abstract artist Manuel Felguérez; one of the most important Mexican painters and sculptors of the 20th century, and a benchmark of the Generación de la Ruptura (Breakaway Generation). At 87 years-old, Felguérez is a consecrated master who creates by starting from chaos, generating random shapes and spots, to later give them order and finally turn them into art.

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