Yulene Olaizola

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YULENE OLAIZOLA. (Mexico City, 1983) Her first film, the documentary “Shakespeare & Victor Hugo´s Intimacies” received more than 30 awards, including San Sebastian, BAFICI, IDFA & La Habana, it was also awarded with the Ariel for best Mexican first film. Her second film “Artificial Paradises” was supported by the Tribeca Film Institute and the Hubert Bals Fund, it was premiered at Rotterdam IFFR in 2010. “Fogo" her third film, was presented at the Director ́s Fortnight in Cannes in 2012. In 2015, she premiered “Epitaph” a co-direction with Ruben Imaz. Her fifth film “Tragic Jungle “ is currently in post-production.

13-06-1983

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Gemini

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Total Films

Also known as (female)

Mexico City, Mexico

Place of Birth

13-06-1983

Birthday

Gemini

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also Known As (female)

Mexico City, Mexico

Place of Birth

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7 Works

I Saw Three Black Lights

A wise old man embarks on his final journey, entering the Colombian jungle to find a place to die. But the paramilitary soldiers who control the area endanger his peaceful transition to the realm of the dead.

0.0

Year:

2025

Luna Rosa: La 7ª ascensión de Atabey

Set in future Puerto Rico, follows Zur'na's quest to rescue her kidnapped brother from US colonial forces, unveiling a system oppressing her people along the way, accompanied by talkative neighbor Vyeñu.

0.0

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2025

Tragic Jungle

Deep in the jungle, a group of Mexican gum workers crosses their path with Agnes, a mysterious Belizean woman. Her presence enlivens the fantasies and desires of those men, without knowing that they have woken up an ancient Mayan legend.

6.2

Year:

2020

Epitaph

Three Spanish conquistadors, Captain Diego de Ordaz, Gonzalo and Pedro, march to the summit of the great volcano Popocatepetl.

5.9

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2015

Fogo

The deterioration of a small community in Fogo Island is forcing its inhabitants to leave and resettle. Places once occupied by humans are now becoming part of the tundra landscape. In spite of a condemn future, there are some residents who decide to remain, holding on to their memories and grieving for the past, when life in Fogo was different.

5.6

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2012

Shakespeare and Victor Hugo's Intimacies

Documentary about a lodging house, owned by Rosa Carbajal, at the corner of Shakespare and Víctor Hugo streets.

8.3

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2009