Alan Chávez

Alejandro works at nights in a supermarket. He's sort of a depressed boy, at work he meets Andrea who's going to help him find purpose in life.

After the death of a patriarch, a family must try to continue on with a disturbing, ritualistic tradition.

A house is to be demolished to make a parking lot. In the process, the children of an orphanage and the old people of an asylum, both neighbors of the house, invade it secretly searching for a new place to stay. In spite of their differences in age and personality, a strange complicity arises between them, creating strong bonds of friendship.

Residents of an enclosed neighborhood in the middle of Mexico DF are shocked by a violent crime, and for one resident in particular, young Alejandro, the drama is ratcheted up when he encounters the lone kid who escaped the event and is hiding out within the neighborhood's borders.

Mexican director Enrique Begne's drama Two Embraces (AKA Dos Abrazos, 2007) follows four lonely and disenfranchised urbanites in contemporary Mexico City: a preteen boy under tremendous emotional strain, the pretty cashier with whom he is infatuated, an enraged and embittered cabbie, and the estranged daughter of one of his fares. Per the film's title, these characters pair off, finding unexpected hope and salvation in one another.

Ivan, a 14-year old boy, lives with his uncle Jaime, a mediocre dealer of used car parts. Both of them dream with a better life and are stashing away their money in order to emigrate ilegally to Chicago shortly. When Jaime realizes that he needs much more money than he expected in order to pay the "Coyote" that will help them cross the border, he decides to introduce his nephew into the world of car-part theft. Ivan learns quickly the know-how of his new trade and convinces Efrain, his best friend, to help him. The kids enjoy themselves together and carry out Jaime's orders skilfully until Ivan realizes that his uncle's intentions for the trip have changed since they first made their plans.

Anos 80. Chava (Carlos Padilla) é um garoto de 11 anos que, após seu pai abandonar a família em meio à guerra civil de El Salvador, se torna o "homem da casa". Por causa da guerra as forças armadas do governo recrutam garotos de 12 anos, retirando-os das salas de aula. Chava ainda tem um ano até ser também recrutado, sendo que neste período precisa conseguir um emprego para ajudar sua mãe (Leonor Varela) a pagar as contas e também escapar da violência diária causada pela guerra civil.