Gaby: A True Story is a 1987 American-Mexican film directed by Luis Mandoki and written by Michael Love (as Michael James Love) and Martín Salinas. It chronicles the life of Gabriela Brimmer, Mexican writer and disability rights activist.
Gaby Brimmer, the child of Austrian refugees living in Mexico, is born with cerebral palsy. Though her body is completely paralyzed, her mind is unaffected, and she is able to become a college graduate and an ac...
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Gaby: A True Story is a 1987 American-Mexican film directed by Luis Mandoki and written by Michael Love (as Michael James Love) and Martín Salinas. It chronicles the life of Gabriela Brimmer, Mexican writer and disability rights activist.
Gaby Brimmer, the child of Austrian refugees living in Mexico, is born with cerebral palsy. Though her body is completely paralyzed, her mind is unaffected, and she is able to become a college graduate and an acclaimed author.
New York times said the film was blunt and unsentimental. It praised Aleandro very highly.
Nominated Academy Awards
Casting Society of America
Golden Globe Awards
Gaby: A True Story at the Internet Movie Database
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