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Señorita Extraviada (Missing Young Woman)

The remains of more than 250 sexually assaulted girls have been found in the desert outside of Juarez, Mexico. The victims’ relatives will not rest until these crimes are solved.

Series

POV, Global Voices

Premiere Date

August 20, 2002

Length

90 minutes

Funding Type

Co-Production

Awards & Recognition

Winner

2002 Sundance Film Festival - Special Jury Award

Winner

2002 International Documentary Association (IDA) - Distinguished Achievement Award

Winner

2003 International Documentary Association (IDA) - Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards, Feature Competition

Lourdes Portillo

Producer

Lourdes Portillo has lived in the U.S. since 1960. Her credits include the Oscar-nominated documentary feature, Las Madres: The Mothers Of The Plaza De Mayo, as well as La Ofrenda: The Days Of The Dead; Columbus On Trial; Mirrors Of The Heart for the PBS series, Americas; The Devil Never Sleeps for Independent Lens; Corpus: A Home Movie For Selena and Senorita Extraviada for POV; and 13 Days, a multimedia piece for the San Francisco Mime Troupe.
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