2026 | Color | 20:00 In a Mixtec village so small that everyone is family, a secret pregnancy tests the forbidden love between Julia and Miguel, two cousins caught between desire and the rules of their community. During Mother’s Day celebrations, Miguel defiantly asks Julia to dance in front of the entire town. But that night will mark a final rupture: Miguel leaves for the United States, abandoning Julia to face the weight of motherhood and the pain of abandonment. Country: México Direction: Manzano; Fernando Script: Manzano; Fernando Production: Garibay Lijanova; Vicente, Lozoya Jr.; Jorge Luis Photography: Ahuatzi; Gabriel Sound: Estudio Errante, Victoria; Oscar, Giraud; Christian, Rodríguez; Gabriela, Ortega; Juan Pablo , Martínez; Armando Music: Mosso; Bègò, Olivares González; Gabriela, Castañeda de Jesús; Placido, Vázquez Curiel; Juan José, del Sol; Eduardo, Conjunto Montaña Musical de Alcozauca Guerrero Cast:Yudice; Isabel, Cuautle; Fernando, Núñez; Gabriela Art direction: Ortega Rojas; Stephanie Andrea Participation year at FICM: 2026
2026 | Color | 20:00 In a Mixtec village so small that everyone is family, a secret pregnancy tests the forbidden love between Julia and Miguel, two cousins caught between desire and the rules of their community. During Mother’s Day celebrations, Miguel defiantly asks Julia to dance in front of the entire town. But that night will mark a final rupture: Miguel leaves for the United States, abandoning Julia to face the weight of motherhood and the pain of abandonment. Country: México Direction: Manzano; Fernando Script: Manzano; Fernando Production: Garibay Lijanova; Vicente, Lozoya Jr.; Jorge Luis Photography: Ahuatzi; Gabriel Sound: Estudio Errante, Victoria; Oscar, Giraud; Christian, Rodríguez; Gabriela, Ortega; Juan Pablo , Martínez; Armando Music: Mosso; Bègò, Olivares González; Gabriela, Castañeda de Jesús; Placido, Vázquez Curiel; Juan José, del Sol; Eduardo, Conjunto Montaña Musical de Alcozauca Guerrero Cast:Yudice; Isabel, Cuautle; Fernando, Núñez; Gabriela Art direction: Ortega Rojas; Stephanie Andrea Participation year at FICM: 2026
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The Buzz During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26 Visit the Beaches of Michoacán 10 · 29 · 26 The 24th FICM Awarded the Best of its Official Selection and Impulso Morelia 12 10 · 23 · 26 LOS LOBOS: NATIVE SONS by Piero F. Giunti and Doug Blush Screened at the 24th FICM 10 · 23 · 26
The Curaçao International Film Festival opens a call for entries for the second edition of Impact, in collaboration with FICM 11 · 05 · 26
