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2013 | Color | 85 min

Nacho is a 12-year-old kid who lives his life lost in the video game technodance machine. His life takes on new meaning when he meets Mayra, the daughter of "La Diabla," a powerful and fearsome woman who leads and controls all street vendors and who firmly opposes the friendship between her daughter and Nacho. Together, Nacho and Mayra must find a way to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of their love.

 


Country: México
Direction: Cuarón; Carlos
Script: Usabiaga; Luis, Cuarón; Carlos
Production: Cuarón; Carlos, García; Alex
Photography: Katori; Kenji
Sound: Lach; Pablo
Music: Pérez Santiago; Felipe
Cast:Kancino; César, Arce; Daniela, Falcón; Verónica, Arredondo; Paloma, Ferrer; Kristyan, Arreola; Enrique, Jiménez; Héctor
Art direction: García Castro; Alejandro
Participation year at FICM: 2013

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