New projects from Diego Luna, Alonso Ruizpalacios and double Oscar nominee Maite Alberdi are among a roster of five national films announced by Netflix on Mexican Cinema Day (August 15).
Luna, whose recent credit include Kiss Of The Spider Woman and the Star Wars spin-off series Andor, will star in México 86, a satirical look at Mexico’s improbable bid to host the 1986 World Cup directed by Gabriel Ripstein.
Ruizpalacios directed this year’s Berlinale selection La Cocina starring Rooney Mara after acclaimed work including A Cop Movie and Gueros.
His new film Aura is adapted from the 1962 novel by Carlos Fuentes that intertwines the tales of six women who, amid self-censorship, family and social pressure, decide to free themselves. Cassandra Ciangherotti, Ángeles Cruz, Natalia Solián, Naian González Norvind, Ilse Salas, and Fernanda Castillo star, and Stacy Perskie is the producer.
Un Hijo Propio, which is a working title and translates to A Son Of His Own, is being directed by Chilean documentarian Alberdi, who earned Oscar nods for The Mole Agent and The Eternal Memory.
Her new documentary follows Alejandra, who wants to have a baby and, facing pressure, fakes a pregnancy and sparks a national scandal.
Rounding out the slate are Contra el Huracán (which translates to Against The Hurricane), about two brothers in the ocean who survive Category 5 Hurricane Otis off the coast of Acapulco; and La Hora De Los Valientes (which translates to A Time For Defiance) about an accident that brings together a psychoanalyst and a police agent in an unexpected adventure. Luis Gerardo Méndez and Memo Villegas star.
The streamer also said on Friday that it will release Rodrigo García’s previously announced feature The Follies in select theatres and on Netflix in November.
Carolina Leconte, vice president of content for Mexico, said: “We remain committed to Mexico, our culture and our identity.” In February the streamer said it was investing $1bn in series and films in Mexico over the next four years.
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