Tatiana Huezo Sánchez (; born 9 January 1972) is a film director of

Salvadoran Salvadorans (Spanish: ''Salvadoreños''), also known as Salvadorians (alternate spelling: Salvadoreans), are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvad ...

and Mexican nationality, residing in Mexico. Her first film, ' (2011), a documentary about the

Salvadoran Civil War The Salvadoran Civil War ( es, guerra civil de El Salvador) was a twelve year period of civil war in El Salvador that was fought between the government of El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front The Farabundo Ma ...

, has been awarded internationally. In 2016 she premiered ''

Tempestad ''Tempestad'' is a 2016 Mexican documentary film directed by Tatiana Huezo. It was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Synopsis Two women who have suffered the ...

'', the story of two women who suffer the consequences of

human trafficking in Mexico Human trafficking is the trade of humans, most commonly for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. Mexico is a large source, transit, and destination country for victims of hum ...

. It received the 2016 Fénix Award for Best Documentary.

Career

Born in El Salvador, Tatiana Huezo has lived in Mexico since she was four years old. She graduated from the

Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica The Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC) is a film school belonging to Mexico's Secretariat of Culture. It was founded in 1975 with the aim of providing technical and artistic training for those entering the film industry. The CCC is pa ...

(CCC), where she has since taught classes. In 2004 she completed a master's degree in creative documentary at

Pompeu Fabra University Pompeu Fabra University ( ca, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, UPF, ; es, link=no, Universidad Pompeu Fabra) is a public university located in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia in Spain. The university was created by the Autonomous Government of Catalo ...

in Barcelona. In 1997 she shot the short ''Tiempo cáustico''. Her feature film debut was ''El lugar más pequeño'' which premiered in 2011, a testimony to the experience of the civil war in El Salvador. It has received numerous awards and has been exhibited at more than 50 festivals around the world. In 2015 Huezo presented ''Ausencias'', a 27-minute short film that recounts the pain of Lulu, a mother who loses her husband and son, who have disappeared due to organized crime. In her work, she has portrayed the impunity of people before justice and institutions, humanizing the victims. About ''Tempestad'', Huezo said: ''Tempestad'', which received the 2016 Fénix Award for Best Documentary, tells the true story of Mexican women Miryam Carvajal – who spent almost a year incarcerated in Matamoros prison, accused of human trafficking, a crime she did not commit – and Aldela Alvarado, who is looking for her missing daughter. "What happens in Mexico is close to the civil war that is taking place in Central America," explains Huezo.

Filmography

* ''Tiempo cáustico'' (1997) 10-minute short. Directed. * ''El ombligo del mundo'' (2001) 30-minute short. Directed and scripted. * ''El lugar más pequeño'' (2011) 100-minute documentary. Directed. * ''Ausencias'' (2015) 27-minute short. Directed. * ''

'' (2016) 1 hour 45 minute documentary. Directed and scripted. * '' Noche de fuego'' (2021) * '' The Echo'' (2023 documentary film)

Awards and nominations

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huezo, Tatiana 1972 births Best Director Ariel Award winners Living people Mexican documentary film directors Mexican women film directors People from San Salvador Pompeu Fabra University alumni Salvadoran film directors Salvadoran women Women documentary filmmakers