Lourdes Portillo

Shop our collection of gift items inspired by our exhibition on the work of documentarian Lourdes Portillo.

The gallery devoted to Lourdes Portillo highlights the life and career of this remarkable documentarian, visual artist, journalist, and activist. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico and raised in Los Angeles, Portillo’s documentaries blend experimental and traditional modes of storytelling to focus on themes of identity and social justice in the US and Latin America. This gallery focuses on key projects including Las Madres: The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo (1985), La Ofrenda: The Days of the Dead (1988), The Devil Never Sleeps (1994), and Señorita Extraviada/Missing Young Woman (2001).  

This gallery is curated by Assistant Curator Sophia Serrano and is located on Level 2 of the Stories of Cinema exhibition.