Image López Mendoza; Porfirio Direction, Edition, Photography, Script Porfirio López Mendoza grew up in Michoacán and is a graduate of the University of Guadalajara. He began his filmmaking career with the documentary Las gavillas (2013), followed by the short fiction film Yo también—which was screened at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2025. After this, he made El italiano que nunca habló (2018). His audiovisual body of work explores the social ruptures present in everyday life through stories that aim to reveal the tensions and transformations of his environment. Other Movies The Buzz 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 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 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 Related News Awards Ceremony of the 13th FICM 11 · 03 · 15 Congratulations to the 13th FICM Winners! 10 · 31 · 15 Otros Realizadores Mexicanos Tenemos la misión de recolectar a las mentes mas creativas de México y promover su trayectoria al mundo. Ingresar
Image López Mendoza; Porfirio Direction, Edition, Photography, Script Porfirio López Mendoza grew up in Michoacán and is a graduate of the University of Guadalajara. He began his filmmaking career with the documentary Las gavillas (2013), followed by the short fiction film Yo también—which was screened at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2025. After this, he made El italiano que nunca habló (2018). His audiovisual body of work explores the social ruptures present in everyday life through stories that aim to reveal the tensions and transformations of his environment.
The Buzz 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 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 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
