Rigoberta Menchú

Biography

Rigoberta Menchú Tum is a K'iche' indigenous feminist and human rights activist from Guatemala. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's indigenous peoples during and after the Guatemalan Civil War, and to promoting indigenous rights internationally. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992.

Known For

Indigenous Summer in Geneva
Indigenous Summer in Geneva
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
When the Mountains Tremble
When the Mountains Tremble
Rigoberta Menchu: Daughter of the Maya
Rigoberta Menchu: Daughter of the Maya

Filmography

2019 La Llorona
as Dra. Rigoberta Menchú Tum
2012 Mayan Renaissance
as Self
2011 Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
as
2010 The Inconclusive Independence
as Self (archive footage)
1992 Rigoberta Menchú: Broken Silence
as Self
1986 Indigenous Summer in Geneva
as
1983 When the Mountains Tremble
as Self
---- Rigoberta Menchu: Daughter of the Maya
as Self