Main Cast: Liv Ullmann, Norma Aleandro, Rachel Levin, Robert Loggia, Lawrence Monoson
Release Year: 1987
Country: MX/US
Run Time: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Gaby: A True Story is about a young woman -- the child of rich European refugees living in Mexico -- who was stricken with cerebral palsy at birth. Though her body is completely paralyzed, her mind is unaffected, and she is able to become a college graduate and an acclaimed author. Rachel Levin won acclaim in the title role, but Norma Aleandro received an Oscan nomination for Best Supporting Actress. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Robert Beltran - Luis; Ramon Barragan - Professor's Assistant; Danny De La Paz - Carlos; Arturo Fernandez - Hospital Admitting Orderly; Tony Goldwyn - David; Enrique Lucero - Minister of Education; Eduardo Lopez Rojas - Hector Bulle Goyri; Carlos Romano - High School Teacher; Miguel Andrade - Roberto; George Belanger - Otto; Jesus Romero Chiapa - Guy Drinking Beer; Anais de Melo - Secretary to Newspaper Publisher; Alejandra Flores - Neighbor Maid; Paulina Gomez - Gaby at The Age of 3; Hugh Harleston - University Professor; Enrique Kahan - Profesor At Exam; Manuel Kaminer - Rabbi At Funeral; Dr. Juan Mandoki - Therapy Docotr; Fernando Moreno - Guy Drinking Beer; Ana Ofelia Murguia - Nurse at Brimmer House; Nailea Norvind - Terry; Beatriz Sheridan - Fernando's Mother; Zaide Silva - Hospital Nurse; Cecilia Tijerina - Lupe; Carolyn Valero - Teacher at Rehabilitation Center; Johanna Ray; Eduardo Noriega - Bureaucrat; Susana Alexander - Betty
Credit
Alejandro Luna - Art Director, Luis Mandoki - Co-producer, Lucile Donay - Costume Designer, Tolita Figueroa - Costume Designer, Luis Mandoki - Director, Garth Craven - Editor, Steve Weisberg - Editor, Maurice Jarre - Composer (Music Score), Policarpop Calle - Songwriter, Santiago Jimenz - Songwriter, Tony Romeo - Songwriter, Barbara Guedel - Makeup, Lucrecia Munoz - Makeup, Lajos Koltai - Cinematographer, Pinchas Perry - Producer, Ovivia Bond - Set Designer, Robert Grieve - Sound/Sound Designer, Margot Shaw - Stunts, Michael James Love - Screenwriter, Luis Mandoki - Screenwriter, Martín Salinas - Screenwriter, Johann Sebastian Bach - Featured Music, Ludwig van Beethoven - Featured Music
Gaby: A True Story is a 1987American-Mexicanfilm 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.
