2002 | Color | 109 min The entire country comes to a stand-still at the time of the siesta to listen to a radio soap opera which tells a gloomy tale of betrayal, of jealousy, of crime and of debauchery. It is the story of Dulzura, underworld boss and his wife Rosa, the Chinese woman, queen of the tropical nights. Rosa has an irresistible affair with Marcos, and Dulzura suspects that his wife is cheating on him. Arturo Mendizabal, a corrupt politician, has seduced Laura, Marcos' sister. Marcos' revenge is taking shape. From then on, in between songs and dances, delirious confrontations and fleeting meetings, the story of Marcos and Rosa, of Laura and Arturo, rushes on towards an ending which is both expected and feared by the faithful audience of the series Country: Francia, España, Portugal, Cuba Direction: Sarmiento; Valeria Script: Sarmient; Valeria, Triana; José Production: Herrero; Gerardo, Branc; Paulo Photography: De Almeid; Acácio Sound: Ortion; Gilles Music: D³river; Paquito Cast:Luis Galiardo; Juan, Jiménez; Luisa María, Rodríguez; Abel, Granados; Daisy, Torres; Yipsia, Lynn; Verónica, Pomares; Raúl, Basnuevo; Aurora, Blain; Rogelio, Liminta; Mario, Núñez; Rolando Participation year at FICM: 2005
2002 | Color | 109 min The entire country comes to a stand-still at the time of the siesta to listen to a radio soap opera which tells a gloomy tale of betrayal, of jealousy, of crime and of debauchery. It is the story of Dulzura, underworld boss and his wife Rosa, the Chinese woman, queen of the tropical nights. Rosa has an irresistible affair with Marcos, and Dulzura suspects that his wife is cheating on him. Arturo Mendizabal, a corrupt politician, has seduced Laura, Marcos' sister. Marcos' revenge is taking shape. From then on, in between songs and dances, delirious confrontations and fleeting meetings, the story of Marcos and Rosa, of Laura and Arturo, rushes on towards an ending which is both expected and feared by the faithful audience of the series Country: Francia, España, Portugal, Cuba Direction: Sarmiento; Valeria Script: Sarmient; Valeria, Triana; José Production: Herrero; Gerardo, Branc; Paulo Photography: De Almeid; Acácio Sound: Ortion; Gilles Music: D³river; Paquito Cast:Luis Galiardo; Juan, Jiménez; Luisa María, Rodríguez; Abel, Granados; Daisy, Torres; Yipsia, Lynn; Verónica, Pomares; Raúl, Basnuevo; Aurora, Blain; Rogelio, Liminta; Mario, Núñez; Rolando Participation year at FICM: 2005
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
Bruno Dumont and HADEWIJCH: FICM 2009 02 · 20 · 25 Yolanda Montes “Tongolele”, diosa de la danza 02 · 18 · 25 PEPE EL TORO appears in Cahiers 02 · 13 · 25 David Lynch (1946-2025), Mexico and a Lynchian Anecdote 01 · 23 · 25
