Luisa Pardo

  • Nicolás Pereda – Fauna (2020)

    Nicolás Pereda2011-2020DramaMexico

    A pair of estranged offspring visit their parents in an abandoned Mexican village.Read More »

  • Nicolás Pereda – Fauna (2020)

    2011-2020DramaNicolás PeredaUSA

    Quote:
    In a run-down Mexican mining town, Luisa brings her boyfriend Paco home to meet her family. They’re both actors, and the visit grows increasingly (and hilariously) awkward as Luisa’s father becomes fascinated by Paco’s minor role in a television phenomenon. Fauna’s exploration of performance deepens as the film reinvents itself halfway through, reconfiguring its characters into a mystery plot set at a nearby hotel. Scenes and characters begin to repeat and revise each other’s earlier incarnations, creating a deadpan mindbender that grows more entrancing with each beguiling detour, and invites a parallel universe of interpretations. (MK)Read More »

  • Yulene Olaizola – Paraísos artificiales AKA Artificial Paradises (2011)

    2011-2020DramaMexicoYulene Olaizola

    Synopsis:
    Luisa is 25 years old and fighting a heroin addiction. Having escaped the city she finds herself seeking repose in a fading beach resort that rests on the lush seaside hills of Veracruz, Mexico. Inhabitants and conversations are sparse, but Luisa finds a quiet companionship with 50-year-old local Salomon, an alcoholic widower who spends his days smoking marijuanaRead More »

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