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REVIEW: ‘La Camarista’ Is a Hopeful & Intimate Exploration of a Housekeeper’s Life in Perpetual Limbo

Kiko Martinez — Thu, 27 Jun 2019 19:47:36 +0000

The concept of time becomes infinite in La Camarista (The Chambermaid), an intimate drama that offers a behind-the-scenes look into the daily grind of an everyday housekeeper working in a posh high-rise hotel in Mexico City. Director and co-writer Lila Avilés‘ feature film debut captures what it’s like to perform the tedious work of a

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5 Rising Latino Actors & Filmmakers Share How Their Work is Breaking Stereotypes

Manuel Betancourt — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:06:02 +0000

If there was one theme running through the panel conversation celebrating Variety‘s 10 Latinx to Watch, it was the desire to keep breaking stereotypes. Taking place during the Miami Film Festival, the event featured five of this year’s honorees: directors Lila Avilés (The Chambermaid), Jayro Bustamante (Ixcanul, Tremors), and Gigi Saul Guerrero (La Quinceañera), as well as actors Daniel

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‘The Chambermaid’s First-Time Director Says Mexico is Overflowing With Powerhouse Women Producers

Carlos Aguilar — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 23:12:26 +0000

When Lila Avilés set out to make her first movie, the social drama La camarista (The Chambermaid), she was venturing into a male-dominated artistic arena that required new her to develop new logistical and financial skills. She’d honed her background in the theater, and was now making the jump to film with the story of

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