I am a woman and I am from Mexico, that is true. I am an artist, that is also true. When I work, I hope I'm not a woman from Mexico but an artist in body and spirit.

Before Internet existed, films were my source of real information from the world.

Growing up, my Mexican town of Monterrey was so safe, we wouldn't lock our cars or our front doors, and that is gone.

Mexico has relied on television for decades to keep the citizens misinformed and in a constant state of stupor. I mean we live in a time where democracy is almost synonymous with oligarchy.

I am a woman and I am from Mexico, that is true. I am an artist, that is also true. When I work, I hope I'm not a woman from Mexico but an artist in body and spirit.

In many points in history films and filmmakers have been banned for political reasons- that's how annoying they can be to oppressing systems, how dangerous.

Maybe I'm the badass lady who rids Mexico of drugs, of oppression and illiteracy.