Hilario Chi Canul (born 16 October 1981) is a Mexican linguist of Maya ethnicity who worked as a translator and Yucatec Maya language coach in the production of the 2006 movie Apocalypto by Mel Gibson.
Hilario Chi Canul | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 October 1981 |
| Occupation | Professor of Maya |
| Known for | Linguistics, Mayan languages, film work |
Life
editIn 2007 he won the first prize in the Mexican government's competition of indigenous language rhetoric.[1] He is Professor of Maya at the University of Quintana Roo (UQRoo). He has worked as Maya language narrator in a number of commercial, art, and educational films.[2] He is also involved in the movement to revive Mexico's indigenous heritage.[3] He has given talks about his experience as a Maya translator working in the film industry at several American Universities.[4] Chi Canul also served as producer and lead actor in the first ever Maya-language telenovia Baktun in 2013.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ http://secqr.gob.mx/index.php/index.php/?option=com_content&task=view&id=196[permanent dead link]
- ^ "OSEA-CITE: Ethnography of the Future / Interdisciplinary Cultural Anthropology / Study Abroad".
- ^ http://www.redui.org.mx/IMG/pdf/Hilario-Discurso-Xaltocan-2008.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.indiana.edu/~mlcp/working_groups/working_group8.php Report of a talk given by Chi Canul at Indiana University
- ^ Randal C. Archibold (1 August 2013). "A Culture Clings to Its Reflection in a Cleaned-Up Soap Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2016.