Alejandra Vasquez is a Mexican-American filmmaker and producer. Raised in rural Texas, she tells stories about the lives of immigrants and activists, typically from rural communities similar to her own. She’s at work on a multi-year project about her hometown with support from the International Women’s Media Foundation and Latino Public Broadcasting. Vasquez directed the short films “Folk Frontera,” winner of the SXSW Texas Shorts Jury Award, and “When It’s Good, It’s Good,” co-produced with Latino Public Broadcasting. “Going Varsity in Mariachi” is her first feature film. She’s worked on the award-winning features “Matangi/Maya/M.I.A.” (2018) and “Us Kids” (2020), along with co-producing Nanfu Wang’s upcoming feature. As a Series
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