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2019 | Color | 106:00

In the mountains of Monterrey, Mexico, the young members of a street gang, the self-proclaimed “Los Terkos,” spend their days listening to slowed-down cumbia and attending dance parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader, Ulises, is forced to migrate to Jackson Heights, Queens, where he soon finds himself longing for home.


Direction: Frías de la Parra; Fernando
Script: Frías de la Parra; Fernando
Production: Müffelmann; Alberto, Kim; Gerry, Frías de la Parra; Fernando
Photography: García; Damián
Sound: Umpierrez; Javier
Cast:García Treviño; Juan Daniel, Puente; Coral, Zapata; Leo, Espinoza; Jonathan, Arbelaez; Adriana, Chen; Angelina, Alday; Yahir, Garza; Leonardo, Tovar; Fanny
Art direction: Malouf; Taísa, Fortebuono; Gino
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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