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Liliana Villaseñor

Born January 9, 1990 · Mexico City, México (age 36)

Liliana Villaseñor is a production Sound mixer specializing in fiction and documentary filmmaking. Over more than a decade working in the audiovisual industrial, se has collaborated on productions filmed in Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala and Paraguay consolidating a practice that combines technical precision with an ethical and narrative approach to sound. Her work was recognized with the Ariel Award f…

Known For

RomaRoma · 2018
Roma
★ 7.62018
MovieDrama
In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
Of Webs and SpidersOf Webs and Spiders
Of Webs and Spiders
MovieDrama
After escaping a violent relationship, a woman tries to rebuild her life, until a spider exhibition opens a crack in her present. What seemed like an ordinary visit turns into an intimate journey through the memories that still haunt her.
Al fondoAl fondo
Al fondo
MovieDrama
Summer WhiteSummer White · 2020
Summer White
★ 6.32020
MovieDrama
Rodrigo is a solitary teenager, a king in the private world he shares with his mother. Things change when she takes her new boyfriend home to live. He must decide if he fights for his throne and crushes the happiness of the person he loves the most.
NosotrosNosotros · 2026
Nosotros
2026
MovieDramaRomance
Romero, a 23-year-old Indigenous man who used to drive a three-wheeled mototaxi (TucTuc) in his rural town, flees local gang extortion and migrates to Guatemala City. He finds a job as a security guard at a commercial center, where he falls in love with a trans woman who runs a local business. Together, they build an emotional sanctuary, but their bond is quickly threatened by the deep-seated prejudice and hostility of his coworkers.
El GrilloEl Grillo · 2021
El Grillo
★ 5.02021
MovieDrama
"El Grillo" trains with his best friend "Espinas" and other young boxers. The dynamic of the gym is altered when "El Grillo" brings his little newborn baby, alias "La Chapulina".
SørenSøren · 2018
Søren
★ 4.92018
MovieRomanceDrama
Paloma and Amaru have an almost perfect relationship – until Søren appears and turns everything upside down.
ShameShame · 2024
Shame
★ 9.02024
MovieDrama
On their way back home from a baseball academy’s tryouts, Pedro and Lucio are taken hostage and turned over to a criminal group. The teenage friends are forced to fight each other to death; Pedro defeats Lucio and manages to escape. Pedro receives help and refuge with Lucio’s family and he witnesses the family’s collapse and pain. Pedro is tormented with guilt and fear, he cannot tell his friend’s family the truth.

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First Assistant Sound Editor

The Guardian of MemoryThe Guardian of Memory · 2019
The Guardian of Memory
2019
MovieDocumentary
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Mexico became one of the deadliest conflict zones in the world in 2017, second only to Syria. In 2008, the Mexican government sent the army to Chihuahua on the Mexico-Texas border to fight drug traffickers. What seemed like an attempt to control the cartels turned into state-sponsored disappearances and the murder of journalists, human rights activists and civilians. The survivors and those threatened by the conflict pushed at the unwelcoming border of the United States, hoping for asylum. With stunning visual poetry, director Marcela Arteaga weaves together a record of their memories told over the backdrop of the once-vibrant landscape of the Juarez Valley. She also highlights the extraordinary work of Carlos Spector, an immigration lawyer born in El Paso, Texas, who fights to obtain political asylum for those Mexicans fleeing violence.

Sound Recordist

The Woman of Stars and MountainsThe Woman of Stars and Mountains · 2024
The Woman of Stars and Mountains
★ 8.02024
MovieDocumentary
Rita Patiño, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was found by a human rights organization inside a Kansas psychiatric hospital, where she had been involuntarily confined, for 12 years, despite the fact that the hospital authorities were never able to determine who was this woman, where did she come from, or what language she spoke. After the consequences of confinement and medical negligence, Rita returned to Mexico, where she lives with Juanita, her niece, and primary caregiver, in a context of precarious economic possibilities. A moving portrait of the lives of these two Tarahumara women, questioning the multiple forms of racism and discrimination that indigenous women in Mexico and the United States face.

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