I looked to many, many filmmakers. I was influenced by the Neo-Realists, and by the Cuban, and the Latin American cinema, the '70s, European experimental work. And fortunately, all those influences gave me the strength to think, "I can make… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
My McQueen particularly was hard to make, because my father was dying. I see it, and I see my confusion, my pain, my everything.… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
My films have to do with justice and many, many other concerns. That's the sad part of coming from my generation, and having been… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
I've done experimental work, I've done real conventional documentaries that were very successful, like Las Madres that was nominated for an Academy Award. And,… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
I'm doing a lot of research right now on what's happening in Arizona. That's where I'm at with more conventional documentary filmmaking. I think… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
I received a phone call from my mother, and it was so complicated and involved, and it reminded me of just how it is… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
I looked to many, many filmmakers. I was influenced by the Neo-Realists, and by the Cuban, and the Latin American cinema, the '70s, European… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
I have different interests, and what happens with making a film is that you're going to live with it for a long time, so… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
Even though I make documentaries, everyone's acting in a way. Really. And you're creating, and you're confabulating things. You can't relive reality, you can… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
I'm making a kind of a memoir of certain aspects and times in my life. Now that I'm older I can look back and… — Lourdes Portillo Copy Share Image
