Biography
Yolanda Cruz is an independent filmmaker from a Chatino community in San Juan Quiahije, Oaxaca. She has produced and directed two feature films, three short fiction films, and seven documentaries. Her most recent feature film is La Raya (2024). The constant themes in her work are art, indigenous languages, and migration. As an indigenous, migrant, and Latina filmmaker, she has focused on filming urgent issues for her community and presenting new topics for discussion. She is an alumna of Sundance Institute and the University of California Los Angeles film school.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
40+
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2025
Town Of La Raya
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2024
Town Of La Raya
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2024
Town Of La Raya
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2024
Town Of La Raya
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2024
Hope, Soledad
Role: Script
MOVIE • 2021
Hope, Soledad
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2021
Hope, Soledad
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2021
2501 Migrants: A Journey
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2009
Those Who Come to Visit Us
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2003
Divided Lives
Role: Consulting Producer
MOVIE • TBA