Hilario Chi Canul
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| Hilario Chi Canul | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 October 1981 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Occupation | Professor of Maya |
| Known for | Linguistics, Mayan languages, film work |
Hilario Chi Canul (Born 16 October 1981) 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.[1] 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.[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]
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- ^ http://secqr.gob.mx/index.php/index.php/?option=com_content&task=view&id=196
- ^ http://www.osea-cite.org/about/ab_people.php#hilario
- ^ http://www.redui.org.mx/IMG/pdf/Hilario-Discurso-Xaltocan-2008.pdf
- ^ http://www.indiana.edu/~mlcp/working_groups/working_group8.php Report of a talk given by Chi Canul at Indiana University
