“Pedro Páramo” Doesn’t Do Right by its Women
Rodrigo Prieto’s adaptation of the famed 1955 novel “Pedro Páramo” has a tricky relationship with the women within it.
Alejandra Martinez, MSIS
Alejandra Martinez is a Tejana writer, film critic, and archivist based in Austin, TX. She is a member of the Austin Film Critics Association and has been published in The Austin Chronicle, The Texas Observer, and We Got This Covered. You can follow her writing and other escapades on Twitter: @mtzxale.
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