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It's a very tricky relationship, the cinematographer and the director as a woman.

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I am tired of having to prove myself constantly, even after being hired. Every single day, every single idea, I need to prove myself. I am tired of it!

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It never crossed my mind to be a director, and I'll tell you why: because I'm a woman. It just didn't occur to me, but I knew I had to be in film.

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I finally, you know, moved to Mexico City, where the film industry is. I started working there as a producer, which is a very, very valid thing for women to do, because we always produce for men, right?

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I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director.

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I wish I had seen some women directing before - that would have given me the idea of who I was.

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When I was in college, my graduation thesis was called 'Female Directors.' I interviewed all of the important female directors from Mexico. There were four. That was it.

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I love getting people's opinion of what I'm doing.

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I think the three Mexican directors that came before me did a very good job in Hollywood because they came in and started directing things like 'Harry Potter.'

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I do find that it's easier to get Latino-themed movies... but I don't think there's that stigma anymore. I think that what's harder is to be a woman, not to be a Latina.

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Biography

Nationality: Mexican

Type: Director

Born: June 2nd, 1970

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