Rigoberta Menchú

Overview

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Birthday
Jan 09, 1959 (66 years old)

Rigoberta Menchú

Known For

La Llorona
1h 37m
Movie 2019

La Llorona

Accused of the genocide of Mayan people, retired general Enrique is trapped in his mansion by massive protests. Abandoned by his staff, the indignant old man and his family must face the devastating truth of his actions and the growing sense that a wrathful supernatural force is targeting them for his crimes.

The Inconclusive Independence
3h 8m
Movie 2010

The Inconclusive Independence

Documentary about the independence and history of Latin America.

Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence
0h 25m
Movie 1992

Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence

Focuses on 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rigoberta Menchu, as she discusses the lack of human rights for the indigenous people of Guatemala and her commitment to the struggle for a more egalitarian society.

Indigenous Summer in Geneva
0h 52m
Movie 1986

Indigenous Summer in Geneva

A documentary following Indigenous struggles in the Americas and the pursuit for audience at the United Nations.

Biography

Rigoberta Menchú Tum is a K'iche' indigenous feminist and human rights activist from Guatemala. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War, and to promoting indigenous rights internationally. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992.

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