Beatriz Flores Silva

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Beatriz Flores Silva
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Photo of film crew working in Masangeles, 2013
Born
Beatriz Flores Silva

(1956-11-07) November 7, 1956 (age 64)
OccupationFilm director, film producer, screenwriter, television director
Notable work
In This Tricky Life

Beatriz Flores Silva (born November 7, 1956) is an Uruguayan - Belgian film director, film producer, screenwriter and teacher. Her films include The Seven Deadly Sins (1990), The Almost True Story of Pepita the Gunslinger (1992), In This Tricky Life (2001), and Masangeles (2008). [1]

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Filmography

Flores Silva is daughter of politician and intellectual Manuel Flores Mora.

After directing two short films she participated in the collective feature film The Seven Deadly Sins (Les sept péchés capitaux) as co-director, screenwriter and producer. In 1992 she directed the film The Almost True Story of Pepita the Gunslinger (original Spanish title: La historia casi verdadera de Pepita la Pistolera), which set a standard in Uruguayan cinema and won several awards.

Between 1998 and 2001 she wrote and directed In This Tricky Life (original Spanish title: En la puta vida, [2] a Uruguayan/Belgian/Spanish/Cuban co-production. The movie premiered in 2001 and became the biggest box office success in the history of Uruguayan cinema. It also won several international awards.

YearFilmRoleNotes
1990 The Seven Deadly Sins co-director/co-writer
1992 La historia casi verdadera de Pepita la Pistolera Director/Writer/Producer
2001 In This Tricky Life Director/Writer/Producer
2008 Masangeles Director/Writer/Producer

Awards and recognition

International awards received by Flores Silva's movies:

Masangeles (2008):

In This Tricky Life (2001):

The Almost True Story of Pepita the Gunslinger (1992):

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References

  1. Avalon. "Beatriz Flores Silva. Biografía" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 July 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. EnlacesUruguayos. "Galería de películas uruguayas completas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)