Pola Weiss
Known for: Directing
Born: 1947-05-03 – 1990-05-06 (aged 43)
From: Mexico City, Mexico
Pola Weiss studied communication in Mexico City's most famous university: UNAM, graduating with the first video thesis. After that, she travelled around the world to study video, and returned to Mexico to create her first piece: Flor Cósmica. She continued making videoart, and although she was recognized as an important artist in Europe, her fame in Mexico started after her death.
