Rigoberta Menchú
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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Acting History
2019
La Llorona as Dra. Rigoberta Menchú Tum
2016Rigoberta Menchu: Daughter of the Maya as Self
2012Mayan Renaissance as Self
2011Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
2010The Inconclusive Independence as Self (archive footage)
1992Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence as Self
1986Indigenous Summer in Geneva
1983When the Mountains Tremble as Self