1944 | B/N | 87 min Paris, 1870. In order to raise her son Luisito, Naná finds work as a sweeper in a brothel. However, after a police raid, she is thrown into jail, along with some of the prostitutes. When she leaves prison, Naná becomes a prostitute herself. One of her clients helps her debut in the theater as a popular singer, where she gains great fame, many admirers and leads a lavish life, soon becoming obsessed with climbing the social ladder. Country: México Direction: Gorostiza; Celestino Script: Zola; Émile, Gavaldón; Roberto, Gorostiza; Celestino, Santander; Alberto Production: Camacho Corona; C, Sánchez Tello; Luis, Santander; Alberto Photography: Phillips Jr.; Alex Sound: Barrera; Fernando, Rodríguez; Consuelo Music: Pérez; Jorge Cast:Vélez; Lupe, ángel Ferriz; Miguel, Castro; Chela, Alvarado; Crox, D³orgaz; Elena, Baviera; José, Orta; Sergio, Alcoriza; Luis, Derba; Mimí, Guiu; Emilia Participation year at FICM: 2011
1944 | B/N | 87 min Paris, 1870. In order to raise her son Luisito, Naná finds work as a sweeper in a brothel. However, after a police raid, she is thrown into jail, along with some of the prostitutes. When she leaves prison, Naná becomes a prostitute herself. One of her clients helps her debut in the theater as a popular singer, where she gains great fame, many admirers and leads a lavish life, soon becoming obsessed with climbing the social ladder. Country: México Direction: Gorostiza; Celestino Script: Zola; Émile, Gavaldón; Roberto, Gorostiza; Celestino, Santander; Alberto Production: Camacho Corona; C, Sánchez Tello; Luis, Santander; Alberto Photography: Phillips Jr.; Alex Sound: Barrera; Fernando, Rodríguez; Consuelo Music: Pérez; Jorge Cast:Vélez; Lupe, ángel Ferriz; Miguel, Castro; Chela, Alvarado; Crox, D³orgaz; Elena, Baviera; José, Orta; Sergio, Alcoriza; Luis, Derba; Mimí, Guiu; Emilia Participation year at FICM: 2011
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Sujo When a cartel gunman is killed, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence surrounds Sujo during each stage of his life in the isolated Mexican countryside. As he grows into a man, Sujo finds that fulfilling his father’s destiny may be inescapable. See More
Mexico will no longer exist! A frenetic view runs over a convulsed Mexico City, a colossal metropolis sustained by the myth of "mestizaje" and other colonial forms of violence. Past and present weave a flurry of images; fragmented memories of this land. Ancient deities are incarnated, while dreams overlap among intimacy, complicity and the tumult. This is an erratic film that invites us to reimagine the complex relationship we have with the constructed “mexicanidad.” See More
The 22nd FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 10 10 · 25 · 24 Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24 The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24 The Documentary LAS AMAZONAS DE YAXUNAH Premieres at the 22nd FICM 10 · 25 · 24
Alfonso Cuarón Presents a Film that Shaped Him at the 22nd FICM: JONÁS WHO WILL BE 25 IN THE YEAR 2000 10 · 25 · 24
The Vindication of a Great Artist: Interview with Eva Aridjis Fuentes, Director of ADIÓS CABALLOS: THE MANY LIVES OF Q LAZZARUS (2024) 10 · 25 · 24
