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2019 | Color | 88:00

Hoping to become a Hollywood star, “El Chato” leaves San Ignacio, his idyllic hometown in the middle of nowhere. Ten years later, in 1982, a shipment of cocaine is dumped in the village. The Tijuana mafia enlists “El Chato” to retrieve the supply; if he doesn’t, the entire community of San Ignacio will be in danger. Upon his return, he is faced with the possibility of recovering his family and the son he didn’t know he had.


Country: México
Direction: Yázpik; José María
Script: Ricaño; Alejandro, Yázpik; José María
Production: Meza Yazpik; Carlos, Yazpik; José María, Lozano; Mónica, O'Farrill; Eamon
Photography: Martínez Valdez; Tonatiuh
Sound: Lach; Pablo
Music: Acosta Russek; Sergio, Sánchez Maher; Andrés
Cast:Adrián Vázquez, Poncelis; Manuel, Treviño; Mariana, Ochoa; Jesús, María Yazpik; José, Aragón; Angélica, Carlos Valencia
Art direction: Enríquez; Bárbara
Participation year at FICM: 2019

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