The Devil Never Sleeps
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The Devil Never Sleeps is a “whodunit” documentary about family secrets. Filmmaker Lourdes Portillo received a phone call informing her of the mysterious death of her wealthy Mexican uncle Oscar. Officially ruled a suicide, Portillo’s relatives claimed murder, offering several possible suspects including a business partner, a ranch hand, and Oscar’s young widow who stood to inherit everything. Traveling to Mexico, Portillo attempts to learn the truth about her powerful uncle. Using interviews, old snapshots and home movies, she finds a complicated web of family secrets, intrigue, rumor and betrayal that makes her enigmatic uncle’s murder seem ever more likely, yet ever more obscure. As the Mexican saying goes, “When evil is lurking, the devil never sleeps.”
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en
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Lourdes Portillo, Oscar-Nominated Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 80 (Published 2024) - The New York Times
Lourdes Portillo, Oscar-Nominated Documentary Filmmaker, Dies at 80 (Published 2024) The New York Times
Lourdes Portillo, ‘The Devil Never Sleeps’ Director, Dies at 80 - Variety
Lourdes Portillo, ‘The Devil Never Sleeps’ Director, Dies at 80 Variety
Lourdes Portillo, Oscar-Nominated ‘Las Madres — The Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo’ Director, Dies at 80 - The Hollywood Reporter
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