Det. Ulises Valdés
Northern Mexico - 1997. Ulises, a detective tired of the violence that his work and country present, narrates in detail his last case before retiring: The disappearance of Lucía Pardo.
Roberto (padre)
Brothers Leo and Argel face the latter's poverty and autism together. When a maniac starts to scare the small town they live in, Argel' drug problems intensify and Leo's reality changes, building a stylized and tormented tale of revenge, grief and brotherhood.
Saúl
An alcoholic priest receives confessions online throughout the eternal quarantine.
Casting
A young Mexican boy tries to save his beloved pet goat from a debt collector in this short film.
Salvador
The death of her sister has haunted Ana since her childhood. Ana has returned to Tijuana, her hometown, where she will have to fight this fragmented, cloudy and painful memory.
Borja
A family man is extorted to kill another man in less than 24 hours. Everything changes when he decides not to.
Policía Federal
Lucía boards a bus where she wakes up naked after falling asleep.
Casting
Lucía boards a bus where she wakes up naked after falling asleep.
Nelson
Uzi is the name of a firearm, but also is the diminutive of Uziel, who used to be a hitman in his youth. Now he lives crushed by guilt. His crisis deepens when he helps in a childbirth: the force of life fascinates him, and he does not understand how he was able to destroy it in the past.
Mario del Solar
Emilio
Lidia is a responsible and dedicated maid for a hugely wealthy, elderly Tijuana matron who loves only her pet whippet. Rafael is a quiet and dignified janitor who buys a new pair of shoes to celebrate his imminent retirement from the large corporate facility where he's worked for 30 years. When Lidia's boss dies, leaving everything to her dog, and Rafael's plans get derailed, they both turn to criminal subterfuge to get what their harsh lot in life has denied them.
Hector
Contra El Mar (Against The Sea) is a portrait of a young marriage struggling to find common ground amid hardship and uncertainty.
The doctor
Cecilia is seeking a new means of artistic expression. She doesn´t want to have children, they would hamper her development. An attempted robbery brings her together with Rafael, a 10 year old Chicano boy who can´t return to the USA. They inadvertently establish a mother-son relationship.
Immigration Officer
안드레스는 고향에 부인과 아이들을 두고 미국으로 가기 위해 멕시코 국경으로 향한다. 그러나 입국심사장을 통과하지 못하고 북서부 국경도시 티후아나에서 불법으로 갈 방법을 찾으며 정착한다. 그 곳에서 그는 자신에게 일도 주고 거쳐를 마련해주는, 자신을 이해하는, 두 여자를 만나게 된다. 제4회 충무로국제영화제를 통해 라는 제목으로 소개되기도 했던 작품.
2009 제9회 마라케시국제영화제 대상, 제50회 테살로니카국제영화제 감독상, 2010 제39회 로테르담국제영화제 KNF상, 밝은미래상 (2015 한국영상자료원 - 멕시칸 판타지아 - 멕시코 장르영화의 유혹) 이민을 둘러싼 갈등, 그리고 떠난 자와 남은 자 사이의 소통의 고리를 다룬 영화. 멕시코 국경을 넘어 미국으로 이민하려는 안드레스는 티후아나에 머물면서 기회를 노린다. 그러나 기다림은 결코 편안하지 않으며, 티후아나라는 도시는 알면 알수록 심란한 곳이다. 미래에 대한 복잡한 심경, 고향에 두고 온 사람들, 그리고 티후아나에서 새롭게 알게 된 사람들이 그를 갈등하게 한다. (2010년 제4회 충무로영화제)
Casting
Action Director
Charlie
