Gaby: A True Story

Gaby: A True Story is a 1987 American-Mexican drama biographical film directed by Luis Mandoki and starring Rachel Chagall (who, at the time, was billed under her real name, Rachel Levin), Norma Aleandro, Liv Ullmann and Robert Loggia. It was written by Michael Love and Martín Salinas. It 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 refugees living in Mexico, who is born with cerebral palsy. Though most of her body is completely paralyzed, her mind and left foot is unaffected, and she is able to become a college graduate and an acclaimed author.

Cast

 * Rachel Levin as Gabriela Brimmer
 * 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

Reception
The New York Times said the film was blunt and unsentimental. It praised Aleandro very highly.

Academy Awards

 * Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Aleandro)

Casting Society of America

 * Best Casting – Motion Picture Drama

Golden Globe Awards

 * Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama (Chagall)
 * Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture (Aleandro)