Beatriz Flores Silva
Beatriz Flores Silva (born November 7, 1956) is an Uruguayan - Belgian film director, film producer, screenwriter and teacher. Her films include "The Seven Deadly Sins" (1990), "The Almost True Story of Pepita the Gunslinger" (1992), "In This Tricky Life" (2001), and "Masangeles" (2008). Filmography. Flores Silva is daughter of politician and intellectual Manuel Flores Mora. After directing two short films she participated in the collective feature film The Seven Deadly Sins (Les sept péchés capitaux) as co-director, screenwriter and producer. In 1992 she directed the film The Almost True Story of Pepita the Gunslinger (original Spanish  title: La historia casi verdadera de Pepita la Pistolera), which set a standard in Uruguayan cinema and won several awards. Between 1998 and 2001 she wrote and directed In This Tricky Life (original Spanish title: En la puta vida, a Uruguayan/Belgian/Spanish/Cuban co-production. The movie premiered in 2001 and became the biggest box office success in the history of Uruguayan cinema. It also won several international awards. Awards and recognition. International awards received by Flores Silva's movies: Masangeles (2008): In This Tricky Life (2001): "The Almost True Story of Pepita the Gunslinger" (1992): Beatriz Flores Silva