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Arriaga will present “Los tres entierros de Melquiades Estrada” At the FICM.

Guillermo Arriaga will present his multi-prized Los tres entierros de Melquiades Estrada, a movie set in the Texas-Mexico border, at the Third Morelia International Film Festival. Winner of the Best Screenplay Award and Best Actor Award at Cannes, the film begins with the discovery of Melquiades´ corpse by a fellow Mexican immigrant. The film will be distributed by Columbia Tri Star Pictures.

Arriaga is the first Spanish-speaking scriptwriter in four decades to win the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival.