Tatiana Huezo

Tatiana Huezo
Born
Tatiana Huezo Sánchez

(1972-01-09) 9 January 1972 (age 52)
San Salvador, El Salvador
NationalitySalvadoran and Mexican
Alma materPompeu Fabra University
OccupationFilm director
Awards

Tatiana Huezo Sánchez (Latin American Spanish: [taˈtjana ˈweso ˈsantʃes]; born 9 January 1972) is a film director of Salvadoran and Mexican nationality, residing in Mexico. Her first film, El lugar más pequeño [es] (2011), a documentary about the Salvadoran Civil War, has been awarded internationally. In 2016 she premiered Tempestad, the story of two women who suffer the consequences of human trafficking in Mexico. It received the 2016 Fénix Award for Best Documentary. In 2021, she premiered her first fiction film, Noche de Fuego, a story about three young girls in Mexico on their path to examine their adolescence in a town dominated by drug trade and human trafficking.[1]

  1. ^ Linden, Sheri (2021-07-16). "'Prayers for the Stolen' ('Noche de Fuego'): Film Review | Cannes 2021". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-03-19.