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Kate del Castillo

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Kate del Castillo Negrete Trillo is a Mexican actress and producer, originally from Mexico City. She began her artistic career at an early age and later established her successful career in film and television in both Mexico and the United States. Among her early film works are American Visa (2005) and La misma luna [Under the Same Moon] (2007), which earned her the Imagen Award for Best Actress.
Her international career includes roles in films such as Trade (2007), The 33 (2015), El Chicano (2019), and Bad Boys for Life (2020). She also starred in the series La Reina del Sur and later Ingobernable, in addition to working as a producer on various audiovisual projects.
In 2026, she made her directorial debut with the short film Zumbido, written and directed by her, which had its world premiere at the Guadalajara International Film Festival.

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Zumbido
During a live national television interview, Verónica, a famous and widely admired actress, struggles to uphold the image of a perfect life as her inner world fractures under the weight of private abuse. Trapped between silence, fear, and a sudden panic attack, she must decide whether to continue performing the illusion—or break the cycle in front of everyone. See More

Yugen

Yugen
When relentless rain threatens her sister’s life, a ceramic girl protects a fading ember from an ancient fire. But when the fire calls back the Trees of Life, she must decide whether she can return it: the very force that keeps her sister alive. Yugen is a stop motion short film crafted over eight years with puppets made from Mexican ceramics and inspired by the natural world. See More

Yo soy Rocky

Yo soy Rocky
In 1975, an unknown, penniless actor named Sylvester Stallone staked everything on a screenplay he had written, reserving the lead role for himself. This film chronicles the trials and tribulations behind one of Hollywood’s greatest stories of triumph over adversity. See More

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