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La última y nos vamos previewed

Clara Sánchez/Translated by Caroline MacKinnon

[imagen]Eva López Santander presented the trailer of her film La última y nos vamos (One More and We’ll Go), produced by Producciones Odeón, Cinépolis, FIDECINE, Envases JB and the Carlos Peralta company yesterday. The film tells a story of understanding and tolerance between representatives of distinct social classes at a party on a Friday night in Mexico City.

The movie, in the last stages of post-production and due out in the first part of 2009, was written by López with help from her son Alfredo. “He’s an economist,” López said. “We wrote it together. The dialogue is interesting because it’s very fresh and lively. My real contribution was the dramatic structure. It was a very enjoyable project, dealing with the adventures young people dare undertake – which have more meaning than they seem to - allowing kids to break out of their bubbles. That’s why the title La última y nos vamos suits the film so well.”

The filmmaker said the music had a very important role in the film, explaining that because “it takes place on a Friday night the music is a fundamental part; there’s mariachi, cumbia, ‘pasito’ from Durango, rock, hip hop, and salsa. Participating musicians include La niña Dioz, Big Metra, MC Luka and Nina Olimón.” There are also tracks by Soda Estereo, La Mala Rodriguez and Young Folks.

Actors Pamela Reiter, Liz Gallardo, Juan Pablo Campa, Montserrat de León, and Sebastián Hiriart were present at the screening, from a cast that also includes Luis Felipe Tovar, Gustavo Sánchez-Parra, and Roberto Sosa.

López addressed the dynamics of this type of collaboration between consecrated actors and newer talent, explaining, “We held a workshop with the young people, and I also asked Uriel Waizel for a soundtrack for each character. With a figure like Roberto Sosa helping out with the secondary characters, we were able to generate an atmosphere of learning and enrichment.”

The presentation ended with a surprise for FICM president Alejandro Ramírez: the arrival of a mariachi musician to play “las mañanitas” in honor of his birthday.