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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.
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.
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.”
The rest of Mexico may see Monterrey as backward and whitewashed. But these stereotypes are too small for my mother’s hometown.