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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Gabriela Rodriguez speaks at A&O event. Rodriguez, the producer of the award-winning “Roma,” discussed the challenges of working on the film.

Gabriela Rodriguez talks challenges, joys of producing Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma

April 7, 2019

Director Alfonso Cuarón is famous for his meticulous attention to detail. But it’s his personal assistant turned producer Gabriela Rodriguez who is on set to ensure his vision comes to life, from organizing...

A still from Roma. Gabriela Rodriguez, a producer of the Oscar Best Picture-nominated film, will speak on campus on Friday.

A&O to host Roma producer Gabriela Rodriguez

April 2, 2019

Gabriela Rodriguez, a producer for the Oscar-nominated film Roma, will speak in a moderated discussion Friday at 7:30 p.m. in Harris 107, A&O Productions announced late last month. The event will follow...

Martinez: The Oscars are getting better — but there’s still a disconnect

Martinez: The Oscars are getting better — but there’s still a disconnect

February 26, 2019

As Julia Roberts handed the Oscar for Best Picture to the “Green Book” team, the newsroom and I, somewhat jokingly, waited for a beat. Would this be another “Moonlight”/“La La Land” scenario? Unfortunately,...

Martinez: What Yalitza Aparicio’s role means for indigenous representation

Martinez: What Yalitza Aparicio’s role means for indigenous representation

February 19, 2019

Yalitza Aparicio, the star of the hit Mexican film “Roma,” is coming into her own. Though she was originally training to become a teacher, Aparicio decided to try out for the film’s main character...

Yalitza Aparicio as Cleo, Marco Graf as Pepe, Carlos Peralta Jacobson as Paco, and Daniela Demesa as Sofi in “Roma,” written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón

Alfonso Cuarón transforms a deeply personal narrative into a universal project in “Roma”

February 13, 2019

On first scan, “Roma” appears to model the elements of films that have typically flooded the Oscars’ Best Foreign Film category: a hyperlocal setting; a simple, yet striking, plotline; a handful...

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