Victoria Montesinos

Victoria Montesinos is the only daughter of the well-known Mexican movie director, Fernando A. Rivero and Maty Humana. She was born in 1944 in Mexico City. When she was barely three years old, Victoria was sent to live with her grandparents. In Victoria’s own words, “My grandmother was of the old school. Her philosophy was that children should be disciplined, seen and not heard, only speak when spoken to and to sit absolutely quiet when in the company of adults.”Childish fun and games were restricted because of grandmother’s serious temperament. “Montesinos had few opportunities to see her parents. Her mother traveled a lot and her father was always busy. Victoria’s childhood was spent in a large house in the Juarez …