Sinopsis
Martínez, an embittered Chilean in his sixties who has lived in Mexico for the past 40 years is forced to retire. As he struggles with the novelties in his life, everything will change when a neighbour suddenly dies.
Lorena Padilla (Guadalajara, 1978) is a director, screenwriter and script consultant. She studied Audiovisual Arts at the University of Guadalajara and a master's degree in Dramatic Writing at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where she received the recognition for Excellence in Screenwriting and the Venable Herndon Award. She has worked as a script doctor, teacher and director of the Talents Guadalajara program of the Guadalajara International Film Festival. She was co-screenwriter of the feature film 499 (Rodrigo Reyes, 2020) and in 2023 she made her film directorial debut with Martínez, a black comedy about loneliness and routine, developed with the support of various international funds and laboratories.
Friday, Oct. 31ST, 7:00 p.m.
Fundación Casa de México en España
Free admission with prior reservation at:
https://www.casademexico.es/cine-en-casa-de-mexico/
Year of Production: 2023
Time: 93’
Country: Mexico
Language: Spanish
Director: Lorena Padilla
Cast: Humberto Busto, Martha Claudia, Francisco Reyes
Production: Georgina González
Script: Lorena Padilla
Director of Photography: Gerardo Guerra
Production Companies: Alquimia Cinematográfica, Off-Hollywood Films, Gavilán Cine, IMCINE, Comisión de Filmaciones del Estado de Jalisco.
International Sales: Luxbox Films
Distribution: Luxbox Films
Selected at Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Calgary, and San Francisco festivals
