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Dana Rotberg is a Mexican film director. She was born in Mexico City in 1960.

Her film Angel of Fire (Angel de fuego) questions whether a feminist quest in Mexico is even possible. [1] The film was screened for the Directors' Fortnight at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. [2]

Rotberg's first English-language feature film is the 2013 New Zealand release, White Lies . [3]

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References

  1. Geetha Ramanathan (1 January 2006). Feminist Auteurs: Reading Women's Films. Wallflower Press. pp. 119–. ISBN   978-1-904764-69-4.
  2. "Quinzaine 1992". quinzaine-realisateurs.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. Rooney, David. "White Lies (Tuakiri Huna): Film Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2014.