Beatriz Flores Silva was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, which later
provided the main inspiration for her future films. She worked as a
model in Uruguay and studied Architecture before leaving for Europe at
26. Flores Silva earned a B.A. in Filmmaking in 1989 at the Institut
des Arts de Diffusion, in Belgium. During this time, she made several
shortfilms, including "Les lézards", and participated as a co-director,
co-writer and producer of the feature film "Les sept péchés capitaux".
She served as an assistant director and production designer for
different production companies in Belgium before returning to Uruguay n
1992 to write and direct "The Almost True Story of Pepita the
Gunslinger", which set a standard in Uruguayan cinema and won several
international awards.
Between 1998 and 2001 she wrote and directed In This Tricky Life
(original Spanish title: En la puta vida), a
Uruguayan/Belgian/Spanish/Cuban co-production. The movie premiered in
2001 and became the biggest box office success in the history of
Uruguayan cinema. It also won several international awards and was
Uruguay's submission to the Academy Awards that year.
Her long cherished project, Masangeles (original Spanish title: Polvo
nuestro que estás en los cielos), which she wrote, directed and
produced, premiered in 2008.
Besides her work as director, she has also played a key role in the
development of Uruguayan cinema by founding its first Filmmaking school
and helping create filmmaking aid funds.
Flores Silva founded the film production company BFS Productions.
