Helena Solberg-Ladd (Rio de Janeiro, June 17, 1938) is a Brazilian-born documentarist who, since 1971, has made her career in the United States. Helena Solberg Born Helena Solberg-Ladd June 17, 1938 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Occupation Film director, screenwriter, filmmaker Years active 1966–present Spouse(s) David Mayer In 1983, she won a News & Documentary Emmy Award with From the Ashes: Nicaragua Today, documentary on a new society that born of political turmoil in Central America and the role that the U.S. plays in determining its future. Solberg is the only woman to participate in the "Cinema Novo" in Brazil.