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Mexican films and people awarded in Sundance
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- DirectorFernanda ValadezStarsMercedes HernándezDavid IllescasJuan Jesús VarelaA mother travels across Mexico in search for her son whom authorities say died while trying to cross the borders into the United States.
- DirectorHeidi EwingStarsArmando EspitiaYael TadeoRaúl BrionesAmbition and societal pressure propel an aspiring chef to leave his soulmate in Mexico and make the treacherous journey to New York, where life will never be the same.
- DirectorNatalia AlmadaThe glimpse into the life of Mexican President Plutarco Elias Calles.
- DirectorLuke LorentzenStarsJuan OchoaFer OchoaJosue OchoaIn Mexico City's wealthiest neighborhoods, the Ochoa family runs a private ambulance, competing with other for-profit EMTs for patients in need of urgent help.
- DirectorCarlos MarcovichStarsYuliet OrtegaFabiola QuirozJorge QuirozCinematographer Carlos Macovich met Yuliet Ortega, a young "jinetera" (prostitute) from Havana, when he shot a video in Cuba, starring model Fabiola Quiroz. When he realized that the two women had not seen their respective fathers for many years, he made this documentary, which is also a reflection on the process of filmmaking.
- DirectorJuan Carlos RulfoStarsSalvador Enriquez CastilloSofia García LópezJosé Guadalupe CalzadaA portrait of the construction workers involved in building the second deck of Mexico City's Periferico freeway.
- DirectorAlex RiveraStarsLuis Fernando PeñaLeonor VarelaJacob VargasThe near future. Like tomorrow. In a world marked by closed borders, corporate warriors, and a global computer network, three strangers risk their lives to connect, break through the barriers of technology, and unseal their fates.
- DirectorCary Joji FukunagaStarsPaulina GaitanMarco Antonio AguirreLeonardo AlonsoA young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.
- DirectorLuis EstradaStarsDamián AlcázarPedro Armendáriz Jr.Delia CasanovaA naive man appointed as an acting mayor of a small town turns into a corrupt politician capable of anything to stay in power.
- DirectorAlejandro SpringallStarsDolores HerediaDemián BichirAlberto EstrellaWhen St. Jude appears to her to tell her that her daughter is still alive, Esperanza goes on a search to find her daughter.
- DirectorAlexis GambisStarsWilliam MapotherPaulina GaitanTenoch HuertaA Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic butterfly forests of Michoacán. The journey forces him to confront past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, sparking a personal metamorphosis.
- DirectorMaría NovaroStarsAitana Sánchez-GijónTiaré ScandaJesús OchoaA woman steals from her drug-dealer boyfriend and runs away. She meets a sympathetic woman on the way who helps her escape.
- DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsFernando LujánMarisa ParedesSalma HayekEvery Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.
- DirectorTin DirdamalThe story of a Central American immigrant's difficult journey to the United States in search for a better life.
- DirectorErnesto ContrerasStarsCecilia SuárezEnrique ArreolaMagali BoysselleMarina wins a paradise vacation for two, but when she realizes that she has no one to bring along, she decides to invite a stranger named Victor. The pair soon discovers that true love depends more on compatibility rather than idyllic scenery.
- DirectorArturo RipsteinStarsRegina OrozcoDaniel Giménez CachoSherlynThe life of a man who preys on unsuspecting women for a living is changed when he finds an accomplice in the woman who loves and controls him.
- DirectorSebastián HofmannStarsAlberto TrujilloLuly TruebaHugo AlboresAlberto is dead and can no longer hide it. Make-up and perfume can no longer conceal his quickly decomposing body. Dismayed, he decides to withdraw from the world.
- DirectorAmat EscalanteStarsArmando EspitiaAndrea VergaraLinda GonzálezHeli must try and protect his young family when his 12-year-old sister inadvertently involves them in the brutal drug world. He must battle against the drug cartel that have been angered as well as the corrupt police force.