Mexican Beauty

This is a short film based on Luis Jaime Cortez's opera Luna. A Tarahumara legend gives life to the caracters, creating complex textures of sound and image.

Lito, the town messenger, listens to the radio series Kalimán every afternoon with his friend David. It is the only radio station in town and is owned by Don Ruper. Lito feels like Kalimán and his little friend Marquitos feels like little Solín.

It is common in Mexico to call any blonde a gringo. Such is the case with Brad, an Australian backpacker headed for the beach who is picked up by a bunch of locals. In between travel, marijuana, and tequila, the suspense builds...