Elena Fortes, producer: ‘Diversifying the Academy also means diversifying the stories that make it to the Oscars’

The email had no urgent subject line, nor any prior warning. Film producer and cultural manager Elena Fortes, 44, learned of her induction into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences when it was already a done deal. She had taken part in the process, yes — but she never imagined she’d be named alongside actress Adriana Paz, director David Pablos, producer Astrid Rondero, and screenwriter Julio Chavezmontes as part of the group of Mexicans who, starting this year, will vote for the films competing in the 98th edition of the Academy Awards. Five names. Five long-standing careers that have been recognized.

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