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The Chambermaid (La camarista)
Director Lila Aviles's debut feature is a sobering portrait of the day-to-day drudge for one member of staff at a luxury hotel in Mexico City. Evelia (Gabriela Cartol) is one of the chambermaids and is largely invisible to guests, except for one Argentine mother who expects Evelia to temporarily look after her newborn baby. For the most part, Evelia does as she is told, carrying out onerous duties without drawing attention to herself so she can send money back home to her four-year-old son. When she isn't picking up other people's mess, Evelia takes advantage of classes organised by the hotel in the hope this well help her secure a better position. However, co-workers repeatedly take advantage of Evelia's good nature and keep her in her lowly station.
