Maria's Story
1991, English. Directed by Pamela Cohen & Monona Wali.
A documentary portrait of love and survival in El Salvador's civil war.
It is El Salvador, 1989, three years before the end of a brutal civil war that took 75,000 lives. Maria Serrano, wife, mother, and guerrilla leader is on the front lines of the battle for her people and her country. With unprecedented access to FMLN guerrilla camps, the filmmakers dramatically chronicle Maria's daily life in the war.
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- 0h 53m
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- English
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- Released
- 18 January 1991
- Country
- United States of America
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Maria's Story runs 53 minutes (0h 53m).
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Maria's Story is streaming on Fandor and Cineverse in India. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Maria's Story?
Maria's Story (1991) was directed by Pamela Cohen and Monona Wali and stars María Serrano, Alma Martinez, Edward James Olmos.