10 · 20 · 11 Throngs Gather To Greet Gael Share with twitter Share with facebook Share with mail Copy to clipboard Administrador Dressed in a black jacket and jeans, the Mexican actor walked down the red carpet, giving autographs and greeting the euphoric crowd that had gathered two hours before he arrived at the Cinépolis Centro Theater. Accompanied by the film's director, Julia Loktev, García Bernal tried to answer questions by reporters over the shouts of the fans. The two were joined by FICM directors Alejandro Ramírez, president, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Batel, vice president, and Daniela Michel, director. Prior to the screening, Loktev said that in this film the audience would see the actor in a very different role than what they are accustomed to seeing him in. For his part, García Bernal explained that one of the reasons he decided to participate in the project was because he wanted to get to know the Caucuses. "I read a novel which perhaps some of you are familiar with -- 'A Heroe of Our Time' by Mikhail Y. Lermontov that took place there," he said. "I liked this place very much, it is very old geologically speaking...I want to thank Julie for this experience and for all that it gave to me." At the end of the screening, García Bernal left for the Plaza Benito Juárez where another crowd was impatiently waiting to greet him and see the documentary The Invisibles (Los Invisibles), that he co-directed with Marc Silver. As he met his enthusiastic fans, the actor thanked the public and dedicated the documentary to migrants, especially Michoacanos. The Invisibles, whose main theme is the present migration situation, includes interviews with Cristina Rivera Garza, Diego Osorno, Lydia Cacho, Fernanda Solórzano, Gabriela Warkentin, Fabio Morábito, León Krauze and Fabrizio Mejía Madrid. García Bernal will receive the Tequila Tradicional Award given by the Casa Tequila Cuervo. If you'd like to see the details of the red carpet, click here.
