10 · 24 · 23 EL SABOR DE LA NAVIDAD by Alejandro Lozano Premiered at the Matamoros Theater Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Estefanía Zúñiga A large part of the cast was present for the premiere of El sabor de la Navidad at the 21st Morelia International Film Festival (FICM), including producer and screenwriter José Tamez, along with actors and actresses Mariana Treviño, Juan Carlos Medellín, Armando Hernández, Marco Treviño, Jerry Velázquez, Pamela Almanza, and Victoria Encinas. Elenco El sabor de la navidad The film, also produced by Salma Hayek, tells three parallel stories that revolve around the celebration of Christmas in Mexico City. In the first, a daughter seeks reconciliation with her family. In the second, two friends test their friendship by working as competing Santa Clauses in the Alameda Central. In the third, a lonely chef, who prepares Christmas dinners for other families, confronts her feelings towards her kitchen assistant. At the end of the screening there was a Q&A session, where Mariana Treviño talked about how happy she was to work once again with Andrés Almeida, she also shared that for the realization of the project they had a chef who instructed them in Yucatecan food, which is the dinner we can see at the end of the film. She added that "food in our culture is like a treasure and the film is an offering to our culture." Actress Victoria Encinas, who plays Penelope, spoke of how valuable it is to represent trans characters like this one so that people can empathize with the real stories of diverse families. The film will premiere on November 16 on the ViX platform.
