María Luisa Bemberg

María Luisa Bemberg (April 14, 1922 – May 7, 1995) was a Buenos Aires-born Argentine feminist, film writer, director and actress, one of the first Latin American women film directors, and a powerful presence in the intellectual Argentina of 1970-1990. In her work, she specialized in portraying famous South American women and the Argentine upper class. Bemberg also focused on feminism, with regard to the gender debate and cinematic gaze. Bemberg is arguably Latin America's foremost female director.

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María Luisa Bemberg
Birth dateApril 14, 1922
Birth place
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Date of deathMay 07, 1995
Place of death
Buenos Aires , Argentina

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