Announcing screening series "Lourdes Portillo: Una vida de directora," at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, May 12-21

A screening series of select films directed by Lourdes Portillo will take place May 12-21 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, in conjunction with the gallery vignette “Significant Movies and Moviemakers: Lourdes Portillo," on display February 2023 - January 2025 (info about gallery HERE).

Films to be screened include: After the Earthquake (1979), Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (1985), La Ofrenda: The Days of the Dead (1988), Vida (1989), The Devil Never Sleeps (1994), Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena (1999), A Conversation with Academics about Selena (1999) and Señorita Extraviada (Missing Young Woman) (2001). Featuring an appearance by Lourdes Portillo at a select screening (more info coming soon...).

TICKETS AND INFORMATION HERE

A moment During the making of La Ofrenda: The Days of the Dead, photo copyright Lourdes Portillo