La LibĂ©lula del GuararĂ
Synopsis
A cinematographic production (1984) by filmmaker Mercedes RamĂrez A. the first filmmaker who speaks in the first person as a woman in Costa Rican cinema, documenting the great Costa Rican artist Emilia Prieto Tugores born 1902-1986, political activist, defender of the rights of workers, painter, engraver, singer-songwriter, writer, researcher of the folklore of the Central Valley of Costa Rica, one of the most notable intellectuals of the 20th century.
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