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Las Buenrostro Becomes Las hijas de su madre

Clara Sánchez / 10 octubre 2005

“Artecinema, the distributor, warned us that if we didn’t change the title it would have a very limited audience, or even end up at IMCINE.”

The film, which deals with issues of old age, attracted the attention of the public, which made both positive and negative comments.

Plutarco Haza said that he saw the film for the first time at last night’s screening, and added that he had accepted the role because he liked the script and wanted to work with Busi Cortes: “It’s really difficult to tell sometimes if the project you’re about to go into any good, but it’s always a risk worth taking. Besides, movies are perceived differently: there where those who thought Amores Perros was rubbish and those who thought it was a masterpiece.”

Reygadas, when questioned about the future of her film, answered: “It will transcend as long as Mexican audiences and the government value what we do. In fact, it would be impossible for us to make a movie without the government’s support.”

“The perishing Mexican film industry needs to be resurrected with electroshocks; we can’t compete against foreign films. What we need to do is watch Mexican movies, weather we like it or not. Just paying the ticket is a big help. I’ve seen many films I detest. Encouraging the industry is what matters.”