Lourdes Portillo’s Life and Work Now Featured in an Exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, February 2023 - January 2025
/“The vignette, Significant Movies and Moviemakers: Lourdes Portillo, highlights the life and career of the documentarian, visual artist, journalist, and activist. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico and raised in Los Angeles, Portillo's documentaries blend experimental and traditional modes of storytelling to focus on themes of identity and social justice in the US and Latin America. This gallery focuses on key projects including Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (1985), La Ofrenda: The Days of the Dead (1988), The Devil Never Sleeps (1994), and Señorita Extraviada/Missing Young Woman (2001). This vignette is curated by assistant curator Sophia Serrano.”
— Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Photo by Iwan Baan/© Iwan Baan Studios, Courtesy Academy Museum Foundation
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Photo by Joshua White/© JWPictures, Courtesy Academy Museum Foundation
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Photo by Joshua White/© JWPictures, Courtesy Academy Museum Foundation
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. Photo by Iwan Baan/© Iwan Baan Studios, Courtesy Academy Museum Foundation