Biography

Marcela Fernández Violante (born June 9, 1941) is a Mexican filmmaker and director. She is a graduate of the University Centre for Cinematographic Studies (CUEC), where she specialized in scripting and direction. Upon graduation from CUEC, Violante participated in the documentary about Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, which won an Ariel Award for “Best Documentary". She participated as a student in the filming of the documentary El grito, by director Leobardo López Aretche on the events that culminate the tragedy of the events that happened in Tlatelolco on October 2nd, 1968. On October 2nd, 2018, it was announced that a remastered version of this film would be shown at FICM.