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 Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More 5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More 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 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.
Naza Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. See More
5 de chocolate y 1 de fresa Esperanza is a young novice living in a quiet convent full of old nuns. After eating some “special” mushrooms, innocent Esperanza becomes modern and psychedelic Brenda: a subversive girl who raids a high-society party, sings subversive songs and charms young fellows. See More
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
