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Lourdes Portillo

Highest Rated: 83% Missing Young Woman (2001)

Lowest Rated: 80% The Devil Never Sleeps (1994)

Birthday: Nov 11, 1943

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Birthplace: Chihuahua, Mexico

Lourdes Portillo was nominated for an Academy Award for "La Ofrenda: Days of the Dead" in 1986. Her newly acquired honor led her to her next few projects including "La Ofrenda: The Days of the Dead" (1989) and "Vida" (1990). She continued to work in film in the nineties and the early 2000s, directing motion pictures like the documentary "The Devil Never Sleeps" (1994) with Lic. In addition to her directing, Portillo also appeared on-screen in "Declarations: Essays on American Ideals" (PBS, 1993-94). Most recently, Portillo directed "Senorita Extraviada" (2003). Lourdes Portillo died on April 20, 2024 in San Francisco, CA at age 80.

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Highest rated movies

83% Missing Young Woman
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80% The Devil Never Sleeps
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Mirrors of the Heart
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Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena
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My McQueen
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Al más allá
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Columbus on Trial
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After the Earthquake
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Sometimes My Feet Go Numb
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Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Al más allá Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 2008
No Score Yet No Score Yet My McQueen Director - 2004
83% No Score Yet Missing Young Woman Director,
Producer,
Writer
- 2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Corpus: A Home Movie for Selena Director - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sometimes My Feet Go Numb Director - 1996
80% No Score Yet The Devil Never Sleeps Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer
- 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Columbus on Trial Director - 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mirrors of the Heart Director - 1992
No Score Yet No Score Yet Vida Director - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Director - 1986
No Score Yet No Score Yet After the Earthquake Director - 1979