Lourdes Portillo, who wrote and directed the 1994 documentary “The Devil Never Sleeps” and was also nominated for an Academy Award for “Las Madres The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo,” died Saturday. She was 80.
Lourdes Portillo, who wrote and directed the 1994 documentary “The Devil Never Sleeps” and was also nominated for an Academy Award for “Las Madres The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo,” died Saturday. She was 80.
Filmmaker and activist Lourdes Portillo has died at the age of 80. The Mexican writer, director, producer, and journalist was best known for her Oscar-nominated film Las Madres - The Mothers Of The Plaza De Mayo. Portillo centered Mexican and Latin American stories for her work. Her Oscar-nominated film Las Madres -
Lourdes Portillo, who wrote and directed the 1994 documentary “The Devil Never Sleeps” and was also nominated for an Academy Award for “Las Madres The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo,” died Saturday. She was 80.