Gabriela Brimmer | |
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Born | Gabriela Raquel Brimmer September 12, 1947 Mexico City, Mexico |
Died | January 3, 2000 Mexico City, Mexico | (aged 52)
Occupation(s) | Writer, activist |
Gabriela "Gaby" Raquel Brimmer (September 12, 1947 – January 3, 2000)[1] was a Mexican writer and activist for people with disabilities. She was born in Mexico City, the daughter of Sari and Michel Brimmer, Austrian Jewish immigrants. She had a brother, David.[2][3] Gaby was born with cerebral palsy and since childhood learned to act in a world that has difficulty accepting diversity. Brimmer's caretaker Florencia Sánchez Morales was largely responsible for teaching her to communicate. Brimmer's life was chronicled in the film Gaby: A True Story. In 1979, her Spanish-language autobiography Gaby Brimmer,[4] coauthored by Elena Poniatowska, was published by Editorial Grijalbo in Mexico City. An English version translated by Trudy Balch appeared in 2009.[5]