Adolfo Madera

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.

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.

An alcoholic priest receives confessions online throughout the eternal quarantine.

A young Mexican boy tries to save his beloved pet goat from a debt collector in this short film.

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.

A family man is extorted to kill another man in less than 24 hours. Everything changes when he decides not to.

Lucía boards a bus where she wakes up naked after falling asleep.

Lucía boards a bus where she wakes up naked after falling asleep.

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.

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.

Contra El Mar (Against The Sea) is a portrait of a young marriage struggling to find common ground amid hardship and uncertainty.

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.

Andres reaches the Mexican border to cross into the United Sates. There between each attempt, he discovers that Tijuana is a troubled city. As he waits there, Andres is not only confronted with his feelings and what he left behind, but also with those he meets.