Editor
On December 11, 2013, Víctor Álvarez Damián and other young men were arrested amid a joint security operation led by the local police of Veracruz. Their whereabouts remain unknown to this day. Perla, Víctor’s mother, has been looking for him since then. “Open the Earth” portrays her painful and tireless fight to access to the truth and justice.
Screenplay
On December 11, 2013, Víctor Álvarez Damián and other young men were arrested amid a joint security operation led by the local police of Veracruz. Their whereabouts remain unknown to this day. Perla, Víctor’s mother, has been looking for him since then. “Open the Earth” portrays her painful and tireless fight to access to the truth and justice.
Director
On December 11, 2013, Víctor Álvarez Damián and other young men were arrested amid a joint security operation led by the local police of Veracruz. Their whereabouts remain unknown to this day. Perla, Víctor’s mother, has been looking for him since then. “Open the Earth” portrays her painful and tireless fight to access to the truth and justice.
Director
Ophelia goes to El Oasis, a tavern where men pick up men, looking for her husband. Her suspicions confirmed, she faints and a transgender prostitute unexpectedly helps her.
Assistant Director
Victor, a 37 year old hairstylist at Mexico, has a really standard routine: he works, plays domino, watches soccer and cleans his house. He also likes romantic music and old classic mexican movies. But suddenly, he has to break this routine and go to Rio the Janeiro.
Editor
One night, Pablo finally decides to pick up Diana, a transvestite prostitute he has been watching for a few days. Pablo takes Diana to a hotel room with very different intentions than her other clients and without knowing that his own life is about to change.
Producer
One night, Pablo finally decides to pick up Diana, a transvestite prostitute he has been watching for a few days. Pablo takes Diana to a hotel room with very different intentions than her other clients and without knowing that his own life is about to change.
Writer
One night, Pablo finally decides to pick up Diana, a transvestite prostitute he has been watching for a few days. Pablo takes Diana to a hotel room with very different intentions than her other clients and without knowing that his own life is about to change.
Director
One night, Pablo finally decides to pick up Diana, a transvestite prostitute he has been watching for a few days. Pablo takes Diana to a hotel room with very different intentions than her other clients and without knowing that his own life is about to change.
First Assistant Director
The fictional Father Ángel de la Cruz is based on Legion of Christ founder Marcial Maciel, whose long history of child abuse was not addressed until 2006 and only publicly acknowledged in 2009. But director Luis Urquiza chooses to structure his film through the largely uncomprehending, wondering eyes of 13-year-old Julián, who travels from the arms of his loving pastoral family into the austere, hallowed halls of the seminary. Singling out the boy as his intimate disciple, installing him in his palatial private quarters and redubbing him “Sacramento Santos,” Father Ángel begins Julian’s instruction into the mysteries of “perfect obedience,” whose cardinal rule is: Never question a superior’s actions.
Sound
The memory and testimony of two characters: Fernando García, known as Pinolito, who was a child actor in the seventies and Doña Lilia Ortega, his mother, an actress. Fernando came out as a transvestite, some years ago, and now calls himself Coral Bonelli. They live together in Garibaldi yearning for their past in the movies, while Coral bravely comes to terms with her gender identity. They both still perform.
Director
In Mexico, Emilio meets David and they have a one night stand. Emilio then follows David to Puerto Vallarta. In his pursuit of love will he overlook what's right in front of him?