Gaby: A True Story is a 1987 biographical drama film directed by Luis Mandoki. An international co-production of Mexico and the United States, it stars Rachel Chagall (who, at the time, was billed under her real name, Rachel Levin), Norma Aleandro, Liv Ullmann, and Robert Loggia. Written by Michael Love and Martín Salinas, the film chronicles the lives of Gabriela Brimmer, a Mexican writer and disability rights activist, and her caretaker, Florencia Sánchez Morales.
Synopsis The story chronicles the life of Gaby Brimmer, the child of Austrian Jewish refugees living in Mexico, who is born with cerebral palsy. Though most of her body is completely paralyzed, her mind and left foot are unaffected, so that she becomes a college graduate and an acclaimed author.
Cast Rachel Chagall as Gabriela Brimmer (billed as Rachel Levin) Norma Aleandro as Florencia Sánchez Morales Liv Ullmann as Sari Brimmer, Gaby's mother Robert Loggia as Michel Brimmer, Gaby's father Susana Alexander as Dr. Betty Modley, Sari's sister and Gaby's aunt Lawrence Monoson as Fernando Robert Beltran as Luis Beatriz Sheridan as Fernando's mother Tony Goldwyn as David
Release The film was released in the United States on October 30, 1987. In the Philippines, the film was released on June 2, 1988.
Critical response Janet Maslin of The New York Times said the film was blunt and unsentimental, and praised Aleandro very highly.
Award nominations Award Category Nominee Result Academy Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Norma Aleandro Casting Society of America Best Casting – Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Awards Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Rachel Chagall Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Norma Aleandro
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