Aurora Guerrero
1. Aurora Guerreo has always had a strong interest in her family's culture and history. She received her bachelors degree in psychology and Chicano studies, and then went on to receive her MFA in film making. Guerreo strives to bring an intelligent and realistic view of her cultural roots to the rest of America. She wants to fill the void that exists in the proper representation of her culture. In 2006 she was voted #13 in Film Maker Magazine's list of 25 faces of independent film.
2. Her most notable works include: Pura Lengua (2005)- debued at the Sundance Film Festival, Viernes Girl- which won the 2005 HBO/New York Latino International Film Festival short film competition, and Mosquita y Mari - for which she wrote a feature length script, and for it won the Sundance Ford Fellowship and Paul Robeson Development Grant in 2005, and was also selected for the Tribeca All Access Program.
3. I was unable to find a link to any of her work, but here is a link to the previously mentioned article from Film Maker Magazine: http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/summer2006/features/25_faces11-15.php
4. I personally found Guerrero by going to google.com and typing in "women 'of color' film makers." I then clicked on a link that was titled "Women of Color Film Festival." I found her name on the site and went back to google.com and typed her name in and found many articles about her. Her work shows in film festivals all around America, but as of yet has not shown in many major theaters.
5. It was not too difficult for me to find Aurora Guerrero. Especially because she is, according to Film Maker Magazine, one to look for in the near future.