Hilario Chi Canul
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Hilario Chi Canul is a Mexican linguist of Maya
ethnicity who worked as a translator and language coach in the production of the 2006 movie Apocalypto
by Mel Gibson
. In 2007 he won the first prize in the Mexican governments competition of indigenous language rhetorics. He is Professor of Maya at the Intercultural University of the State of Quintana Roo. He has worked as Maya language narrator in a number of commercial, art, and educational films. He is also involved in the movement to revive Mexico's indigenous heritage. He has given talks about his experience as a Maya translator working in the film industry at several American Universities.
Maya peoples
The Maya people constitute a diverse range of the Native American people of southern Mexico and northern Central America. The overarching term "Maya" is a collective designation to include the peoples of the region who share some degree of cultural and linguistic heritage; however, the term...
ethnicity who worked as a translator and language coach in the production of the 2006 movie Apocalypto
Apocalypto
Apocalypto is a 2006 American epic action-adventure film directed by Mel Gibson. Set in Yucatan, Mexico, during the declining period of the Maya civilization, Apocalypto depicts the journey of a Mesoamerican tribesman who must escape human sacrifice and rescue his family after the capture and...
by Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
. In 2007 he won the first prize in the Mexican governments competition of indigenous language rhetorics. He is Professor of Maya at the Intercultural University of the State of Quintana Roo. He has worked as Maya language narrator in a number of commercial, art, and educational films. He is also involved in the movement to revive Mexico's indigenous heritage. He has given talks about his experience as a Maya translator working in the film industry at several American Universities.