Lourdes Portillo, director known for the 1994 documentary The devil never sleepsdied at the age of 80.
The visual artist, investigative journalist and activist reportedly died at his home in San Francisco on Saturday. type.
Portillo was born in Chihuahua, Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles, making her first film in 1979. after earthquake or After the earthquake.
Throughout her life, the filmmaker focused on writing, directing, and producing films and videos centered on Latin American, Mexican, and Chicano emotions and experiences.
Among her most famous documentaries, missing young woman, Portillo investigated the kidnapping, rape and murder of more than 350 young women in Juarez, Mexico, on the border with the United States.
Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Focuses on the mothers of thousands of Argentine citizens who disappeared during Argentina’s military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983.
The Academy Film Museum currently features a gallery experience dedicated to Portillo as part of its limited series and spotlight highlighting her life and career.
She is survived by three sons and a sister.
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