Alaide Foppa Falla, The Unfortunate One

Alaide Foppa Falla, The Unfortunate One (2014) is a documentary film directed by María del Carmen de Lara, Leopoldo Best.

In the course of Alaide Foppa's life, she became a precursor of feminism in Mexico. She was an immigrant who, in her own way, tried to break the molds established by her upper-class upbringing. Her sensitivity and intellectual development made her question matters of social injustice, educational and gender inequalities, the importance of socially-committed art forms and the vindication of democracy throughout Latin America. Her tragic end reveals much about the history of Guatemala.

Cast

Arturo Taracena

Marta Lamas

Silvia Solórzano

Laura Solórzano

Elena Poniatowska

Julio Solórzano Foppa

Eli Bartra