Maria's Story (1990)

A Documentary Portrait of Love and Survival in El Salvador's Civil War

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 53M

Director : Pamela Cohen, Monona Wali

Synopsis

It is El Salvador, 1989, three years before the end of a brutal civil war that took 75,000 lives. Maria Serrano, wife, mother, and guerrilla leader is on the front lines of the battle for her people and her country. With unprecedented access to FMLN guerrilla camps, the filmmakers dramatically chronicle Maria's daily life in the war.

Actors

María Serrano
María Serrano
Herself
Alma Martinez
Alma Martinez
María Serrano (voice)
Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos
José Serrano (voice)

Crews

Pamela Cohen
Pamela Cohen
Director
Monona Wali
Monona Wali
Director
Pamela Cohen
Pamela Cohen
Producer
Catherine Ryan
Catherine Ryan
Producer
John Knoop
John Knoop
Director of Photography
Monona Wali
Monona Wali
Editor
Anita Clearfield
Anita Clearfield
Co-Editor
Mary Jane Sullivan
Mary Jane Sullivan
Associate Producer
Gary Weimberg
Gary Weimberg
Associate Producer
Todd Boekelheide
Todd Boekelheide
Original Music Composer
John Newby
John Newby
Additional Camera
Wolf Tirado
Wolf Tirado
Additional Camera
Yehuda Maayan
Yehuda Maayan
Sound
Robert Dawson
Robert Dawson
Title Designer
Neal Thompson
Neal Thompson
Graphic Designer

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