How Influencers Are Reimagining Mexican Publishing
The next wave in Mexican publishing isn’t coming from universities or corporate houses – influencers are brewing it in our feeds.
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Start Your Spooky Season with “The Possession of Alba Díaz”
The third novel by Isabel Cañas, “The Possession of Alba Díaz” is a beautifully, unsettling read that manages to also be oddly optimistic.
“Cada Minuto Cuenta” Season 2 Honors the Mexican People
Entertaining, culturally significant, and visually arresting, “Cada Minuto Cuenta” makes you understand the human cost of natural disasters.
Netflix’s “Las Muertas” is a Tragicomic Mexican (Sex) Crime Story
Netflix’s “Las Muertas” gives us incisive commentary on Mexican power relations, systemic violence, and the role of the media in it all.
Save the Date: Sundance Heads to CDMX for a Second Time
The Sundance Film Festival is returning to CDMX at the end of the month, bringing 15 feature and five short films.
Take it From a Mexican: “Emilia Pérez” is Trash
“Emilia Pérez” is yet another example of Mexican struggles and culture being exploited for the benefit and ego of non-Mexicans.
“Pedro Páramo” Doesn’t Do Right by its Women
Rodrigo Prieto’s adaptation of the famed 1955 novel “Pedro Páramo” has a tricky relationship with the women within it.
“La Casa de Los Famosos” (Mostly) Brings Out the Worst in its Mexican Viewers
Season two of “La Casa de Los Famosos” Mexico might’ve had a happy and wholesome ending, but it’s impossible to ignore the earlier toxicity.
Director Lila Avilés Explores Grief Through a Child’s Eyes in “Tótem”
As a child, the Mexican filmmaker behind “Tótem,” Lila Avilés spent a lot of time alone – an experience she now brings to the big screen.
“I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me” Plays with Belief to Lampoon Colonialism
It’s a funny turn, seeing hapless Mexicans maneuver the attention of organized crime in Spain in “I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me.”