Mercedes Hernández

The Good Girls

Sofía, a well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis.

War of Likes

In order to advance her career in the dynamic world of publicity in Mexico City, Raquel tries to reunite with her high school friend Cecy who has become the queen of social media. But unlike followers, friendships do not come instantly.

The Legend of La Llorona

Based on a famous Mexican legend, a group of kids must stop the ghost of a woman whose guilt over the drowning of her own children leads her to abduct youngsters who wander the woods at night.

Down the Rabbit Hole

Raised in opulence and culture, a boy's life contrasts with the darkness that seeps in from his father's criminal activities in this dark comedy.

The Great Seduction

When a golden opportunity arises to boost the fortunes of a forgotten fishing town, its residents set out to trick their way to making it happen.

Huesera: The Bone Woman

Valeria's joy at becoming a first-time mother is quickly taken away when she's cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in, she's forced deeper into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her.

Heartbeat

The newly separated Leonor comes from the monied class, while sixteen year old aspiring ballerina Emilia does not. They begin a tense pas de deux waiting out Emilia’s pregnancy in a remote country home, isolated from the world and each other.

A Million Miles Away

The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.

The Wingwalker

A young widower is deported as his daughter is scheduled for a heart transplant, this will lead him to orchestrate the boldest border crossing plan in history.

The Hand

A man named Maupassant arrives at the hospital after cutting off his own hand, convinced that his limb wants to kill him. Obsessed, a nurse named Rosario will begin to wonder if what the patient says is true.

Here Be Dragons

Follows Candelaria, a 18-year old who must survive a devastated country in a vaguely anachronistic 2040 where sinister military forces rule.

Malvada

A desperate mother contacts his son's ex-girlfriend to tell her that he's about to marry a wicked witch.

The Janitor

At 75 years old, Ricardo has problems balancing his job as a janitor at an elementary school and the care his wife requires in a wheelchair. Since it is impossible for him to survive on the pension he would receive, he must continue working and the conflict with a student will end up causing him to lose everything.

400 Bags

Magdalena makes a journey to find her missing son, who disappeared on his way to the border with the United States. Accompanied only by her will and her memories, Magdalena enters a violent and desolated territory, the migration route in Mexico.

Belzebuth

While leading a police investigation of a massacre in a public school at the border of Mexico and U.S.A, special Agent Emanuel Ritter links this strange case to the coming and rising of the ancient demon Belzebuth. But in order to stop the trail of upcoming infanticides, Ritter shall have to confront himself before dealing with the forces of good and evil.

L'Orfeo

Taped live in Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu on January 31, 2002, this L'Orfeo is both a visual delight and a musically satisfying representation of Monteverdi's opera

Time without Pulse

Bruno, 19 years old, has not begun his sexual life. He feels guilty about his brother's death and one of his exgirlfriends, who happens to be his first love, is back in town to help him out.

The Silent Virgin

Valeria lives trapped under her mother's control and the routine of her job at a court in Mexico City. Her life changes radically when she meets Tania, who will lead her to challenge her mother's authority and the injustices surrounding her.

Sinvivir

Jairo feels that his privacy is invaded when Hugo, a longtime friend who is temporarily staying with him, brings home his suicidal cousin Moi. This forced cohabitation leads the characters to understand the sense—or nonsense—of life.

Antes del olvido

The life of Fermín goes by, divided between his work as a diablero and the confinement he lives in within his house. Like him, other families live in a vecindad in the heart of Mexico City. One day, a company colluded with the government threatens to evict the vecindad tenants in order to build a mall. Facing the threat of an eviction, the tenants join in solidarity to come out of their self-absorption and fight for a common cause.

Two Times You

A unique relationship between two women that transcends time and space.

Identifying Features

Magdalena makes a journey to find her son, who has disappeared on his way to the Mexican border with the United States. Her odyssey takes her to meet Miguel, a man recently deported from the US. They start to travel together, Magdalena looking for her son, and Miguel hoping to see his mother again.

The Violin

In an unnamed Latin American country that closely resembles Mexico, the government fights a rural insurgency with torture, assault, rape, and murder. Soldiers descend on a town, cutting off the rebels from their cache of ammunition hidden in a field. A family of grandfather, son, and grandson are among the rebels in the hills. The grandfather, with his violin over his shoulder, tries to pass the checkpoint, ostensibly to tend his corn crop. The commanding officer lets him pass but insists on a daily music lesson.

Ana and Bruno

Ana, a nine year old girl, arrives with her mother to an isolated beach with the intention to rest and to know the sea. There, she discovers that they are under a terrible threat, therefore she is obligated to look for help with her father in order to save her mother.

History Lessons

Verónica, a middle-aged highschool history teacher, leads a non eventful life: she has grownup children, grandchildren and a less than perfect marriage. This dynamic seems to be the only thing she can hold on to, as she battles a terminal illness. As she reluctantly accepts her fate, she meets Eva, an irreverent and misunderstood new student who unknowingly injects some life and enthusiasm back into her and provides her with the tools to deal with her destiny.

New Order

In the near future, a popular uprising in Mexico City interrupts a wedding held at the home of a wealthy family. After the riots have been quashed, they discover the bride has gone missing and plea with the military to help locate her.

Throw Everything into Play

Ismael, a 12 year old boy, dreams to become a professional baseball player but he is asthmatic. One night, while approaching the girl he loves, he witnesses a crime.

La Civil

Cielo is a mother whose teenage daughter is kidnapped in Northern Mexico. When the authorities offer no support in the search, Cielo takes matters into her own hands and transforms from housewife into a vengeful militant.

This Is Not Berlin

Seventeen-year-old Carlos doesn't fit in anywhere, not in his family nor with the friends he has chosen in school. But everything changes when he is invited to a mythical nightclub where he discovers the underground LGBTQ nightlife scene: punk, sexual liberty and drugs.

Una Pequeña Confusión

Lola and Cuau, a progressive middle-class pair, and Iñigo and Majo, a young conservative, well-heeled duo, turn to artificial insemination as a last resort to have children. In a madcap twist based on actual events, a mix-up at the clinic results in each mom-to-be carrying the other one's baby.

Dreams

Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer, a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind— narrowly escaping death in the process. However, his arrival disrupts Jennifer’s carefully curated world. She will do anything to protect both their futures— and the life she has built.

A Fishermen's Tale

A horror story that intertwines four tales on a fishing island in Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, where an evil lake spirit haunts the inhabitants, casting a dark shadow over their lives.

Autos, Mota y Rocanrol

In 1971, two young entrepeneurs decide to organize a race car with lots of indie rock bands livening up the event in Avandaro, Mexico. When only 25 thousand tickets are sold but more than 200 thousand people arrive, things start to get out of control.

Reflejos Cotidianos

Eva moves into a new apartment, where she finds an old wardrobe that serves as a supernatural portal, allowing her to discover different versions of herself.

Síndrome del impostor

Elías is a young man who, after getting off to a great start in his career as a horror writer, faces a creative block filled with insecurities. This leads him to seek out Mercedes, his trusted therapist. Through a psychological therapy session, Elías recounts the events of the last time he tried to write, as well as the mysterious and terrible events surrounding his creative process. Could Elías be suffering from impostor syndrome? Or is something ancient and terrifying influencing him?

Public Phone

After a nocturnal earthquake in Oaxaca, phone systems across Mexico collapse, forcing people to turn to public phones to communicate. Personal tensions and crises emerge amid the disconnection, revealing deep internal struggles and complex social dynamics in a chaotic context.

Ballad of an Immigrant with Memory

After submerging into a bowl of menudo, an undocumented Mexican immigrant in the U.S. embarks on a surreal journey through his memories in Mexico in search of the rosary his mother gave him before he left the country 30 years ago.

The Follies

Six women share a common «friend»: madness. It visits us all, pushes us to decide reality, to make daring decisions and to transform our lives.