Women in Search of Historical Truth

Presentation: Luisa Estévez

Date and time: Friday, Nov 8. 7.00 p.m.

Venue/hall: Cinemateca Pedro Zerolo

Tickets: Free admission until full capacity is reached

Type of activity: Workshop

Participants:

• Magda Calabrese, Co-director of Saudade
• Benita Navacerrada, Activist

At a time when feminism and historical memory are intertwined, "Saudade" co-directed by Magda Calabrese and Richard Zubelzu offers a reflection on the impact of the Spanish Civil War on women and the importance of vindicating their stories. The discussion will be attended by the director Magda Calabrese, the activist Benita Navacerrada, facilitated by Luisa Estevez, President of the Fundación Pedro Zerolo, who will contribute with their knowledge and perspectives on historical memory, the role of women in the struggle for justice and the recovery of historical truth.

Luisa Estévez, born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1959, she is a feminist lawyer with a degree in law from the University of La Laguna, where she was a colleague and friend of Pedro Zerolo. With more than 30 years of experience, he shared 15 years of professional practice with Zerolo. She participated in the drafting of the first laws on De Facto Unions for same-sex couples. She currently directs the law firm Estévez-abogadas, which specialises in family law and violence against women. She is a founding trustee of the Fundación Pedro Zerolo Foundation and supervises legal practices.

Magda Calabrese

Born in Madrid, she is a producer, director and screenwriter, with a degree in Fine Arts with a specialization in Audiovisuals from the Complutense University. Her passion for documentary cinema allows her to tackle current issues with a unique cinematic style, using this genre to deconstruct stereotypes and to give voice to those who do not have one. In 2014, she founded the production company Objetivo Family Films in 2014, focused on cinema as a tool for social communication. In 2021, she participated in SEMINCI with her  feature film El sueño del oro negro.

Benita Navacerrada is the daughter of Facundo Navacerrada Perdiguero, founder of the worker’s union UGT in San Sebastián de los Reyes in 1936. Her story is linked to the historical memory of Spain, since her father was shot in 1939, during the Francoist repression after the Spanish Civil War. Benita has been a key figure in the preservation of her father's memory and in the fight for justice and recognition of the victims of Franco's repression.