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Sonia Fritz
Born November 26, 1953 · Mexico City, Mexico (age 72)
Sonia Fritz Macías (Mexico City, November 26, 1953) is a Mexican filmmaker based in Puerto Rico. In her works, she addresses the issue of gender, identity, history and culture in Puerto Rico and migration.
Known For
Visa para un sueño · 1990Visa para un sueño
★ 4.01990
MovieDocumentary
Documentary on the exodus of the Dominican illiterate laborers to Puerto Rico during the late 1980's to 1990. Focuses on the plight of Dominican women who, faced with no economic opportunities in Santo Domingo, embark in an illegal boat trip to Puerto Rico.
America · 2011America
★ 4.82011
MovieDramaThriller
América, a 30-year-old mother who lives in a remote Caribbean village, suffers the hardest hit when her lover takes her daughter from her. Fury and fear push her to run away. In her new life as a nanny in New York City, with support from relatives and other latinas, América finds comfort and hope. When she dares to dream of a life without violence, reality hunts her down. Will she survive to tell her story?
Mona: tesoro del Caribe · 2017Mona: tesoro del Caribe
2017
MovieDocumentary
Mona is a beautiful island, distant, mythical, mysterious, full of caves and legends. It is also unknown. This documentary reveals the history and the fauna of Mona Island, while also audiovisually preserving it.
Yalaltecas · 1984Yalaltecas
★ 10.01984
MovieDocumentary
The documentary captures the struggle of the Yalatecas Women’s Union, in a remote Zapotec indigenous community, in the mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico. It recreates the seizure of the Municipal Palace that led to the end of the cacicazgo (ruling of the caciques), the organization of the Union, and achievements such as the cooperative of artisans, the communal mill and the support for the Castilianization Center and musical instruments for the band that is the heart of community.
Black Skies · 2015Black Skies
2015
MovieScience FictionMystery
Larry is an insecure man who finds the reason for his liberation after Ángel disappears in an inexplicable event. When Ángel reappears, he draws him into the mystery from where he returned.
Victoria de un Pueblo en Armas · 1979Victoria de un Pueblo en Armas
1979
MovieDocumentary
An account of the combats and popular participation in the struggle for the country’s liberation, from the exploits of General Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934) through to the Sandinista National Liberation Front’s entry into Managua on 19 July 1979.
Cocolos y Rockeros · 1992Cocolos y Rockeros
★ 4.81992
MovieDocumentary
This documentary examines the musical tastes of Puerto Rico's youth. The terms "cocolos" refers to those who prefer salsa music, and "rockeros" to those who prefer rock music. Through interviews and an array of musical settings, the film explores the young people's feelings in a humorist yet serious manner, bringing to the forefront issues of biases and national identity inherent in this innocent yet very powerful form of social entertainment.
Manuela & Manuel · 2007Manuela & Manuel
★ 4.62007
MovieComedyDrama
Deep inside, Manuel has always been Manuela. Amidst her worst love crisis, Manuela reinvents herself as Manuel in order to pass as the fiancé of her best friend Coca - who is pregnant from a one-night stand and must face her conservative family. Hidden identities, misunderstandings, and the tension between two friends pretending to be what they are not, stage a colorful and up-beat story.
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