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Aitch Alberto was born in Miami, Florida, USA. She is a writer and producer, known for Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2022), Hara Kiri (2016) and She Kills He (2005).
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- Miami, Florida, USA
Nov 5, 2022 · One of the standout queer films at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was writer-director Aitch Alberto’s adaptation of Benjamin Alire Sáenz bestselling YA novel, Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe.
Sep 8, 2023 · 'Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe' director Aitch Alberto on her Mexican cast and capturing queer, Mexican coming of age.
- Abbey White
Sep 8, 2023 · Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe: Directed by Aitch Alberto. With Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, Veronica Falcón, Eugenio Derbez. Mexican teenagers Aristotle Mendoza and Dante Quintana explore their friendship while struggling with racial and ethnic identity, sexuality and family relationships in 1987 El Paso, Texas.
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- Aitch Alberto
- 2023-09-08
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is a 2022 coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Aitch Alberto. It is an adaptation of the 2012 novel of the same name by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
Sep 8, 2022 · Aitch Alberto, a transgender filmmaker, shares how she adapted the novel by Benjamin Alire Sáenz into a queer coming-of-age film with Lin-Manuel Miranda as producer. The movie premieres at TIFF and stars newcomers Max Pelayo and Reese Gonzales.
Thankfully, director, screenwriter and executive producer Aitch Alberto was up to the task. "I read it in one sitting and I had this visceral, almost spiritual experience," she says. The book arrived to Alberto, who is Cuban-American and trans, amidst her own journey of self-discovery.
