Beatriz Flores Silva

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Beatriz Flores Silva

Born November 7, 1956 · Montevideo, Uruguay (age 69)

Beatriz Flores Silva (born November 7, 1956) is an Uruguayan-Belgian director, producer, screenwriter and teacher. Her films include The Seven Deadly Sins (1990), The Almost True Story of Pepita the Gunslinger (1992), In This Tricky Life (2001), and Masangeles (2008).

Known For

FanFan · 2007
Fan
2007
MovieDrama
Ela returns to her country to reconnect with friends and herself. Disoriented, she must choose between the unattainable love, that of the Brazilian singer with whom she has fallen in love from a distance, and her real love, the one that she has just found in Noé.
El regaloEl regalo · 1999
El regalo
1999
MovieDrama
Ruben, a street vendor, and Lila, a domestic worker, are a poor Montevidean couple. One day, during the carnival season, they win the lottery, and start believing in the possibility of living with dignity.
¿Cómo te clasifico?¿Cómo te clasifico? · 2011
¿Cómo te clasifico?
2011
MovieComedyDrama
It is Nelson's first day at work. He has to conduct a survey at Mirna's house, a deprived shack in the middle of a garbage dump. But Mirna has no specific answers to any of the questions in the form.
In This Tricky LifeIn This Tricky Life · 2001
In This Tricky Life
5.42001
MovieDrama
Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with Garcia, her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend Loulou finds her a job - in the brothel run by Dona Jacqueline. And without really being aware of it, Elisa slides into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona. She falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars, and meanwhile just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home.
Polvo nuestro que estas en los cielosPolvo nuestro que estas en los cielos · 2008
Polvo nuestro que estas en los cielos
5.72008
MovieDrama
Aurelio Saravia is a powerful politician who holds office in Uruguay in the mid-1960's. When Aurelio's mistress kills herself, he adopts their illegitimate daughter Masangeles despite the stern objections of his wife Aurora. Masangeles finds herself growing up in a home ruled by a corrupt and self-centered tyrant and his manic colleagues while Uruguay teeters on the brink of civil war as bands of revolutionaries battle government militias. When she turns fourteen, Masangeles discovers a secret passageway in their home that leads to sanctuary in a nearby church which also serves as a storehouse for guns and ill-gotten cash. Teenage Masangeles falls in love with Santiago, her stepbrother who has joined the rebels fighting against the state, and she persuades him to take her virginity.
Les Sept Péchés capitauxLes Sept Péchés capitaux · 1992
Les Sept Péchés capitaux
6.01992
Movie
Pepita the HolsterPepita the Holster · 1993
Pepita the Holster
6.01993
MovieDramaThriller
A mother struggles to raise her daughter all by herself, and due to the economic difficulties decides to rob multiple finance houses, fooling her victims with the handle of her umbrella that she make them think is a real revolver.

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In This Tricky LifeIn This Tricky Life · 2001
In This Tricky Life
5.42001
MovieDrama
Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with Garcia, her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend Loulou finds her a job - in the brothel run by Dona Jacqueline. And without really being aware of it, Elisa slides into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona. She falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars, and meanwhile just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home.

Director

Polvo nuestro que estas en los cielosPolvo nuestro que estas en los cielos · 2008
Polvo nuestro que estas en los cielos
5.72008
MovieDrama
Aurelio Saravia is a powerful politician who holds office in Uruguay in the mid-1960's. When Aurelio's mistress kills herself, he adopts their illegitimate daughter Masangeles despite the stern objections of his wife Aurora. Masangeles finds herself growing up in a home ruled by a corrupt and self-centered tyrant and his manic colleagues while Uruguay teeters on the brink of civil war as bands of revolutionaries battle government militias. When she turns fourteen, Masangeles discovers a secret passageway in their home that leads to sanctuary in a nearby church which also serves as a storehouse for guns and ill-gotten cash. Teenage Masangeles falls in love with Santiago, her stepbrother who has joined the rebels fighting against the state, and she persuades him to take her virginity.

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