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Yesterday Wonder I Was
Ayer maravilla fui
Directed by
Mexico
2017
81 min
- Spanish
Drama
The existence of a lonely figure in Mexico City is slipped uncontrollably throughout bodies every so often, making his essence travel through bodies of men and women. Boredom and hopelessness of this being are faced by the love for Luisa and the need to be with her. He starts a struggle to communicate that love via different faces and bodies until he may be with her in spite of his condition.
Awards
- Ojo for Best Mexican Film, Best Actress in a Mexican Feature Film (Sonia Franco) - Morelia IFF
- FIPRESCI Prize - Los Cabos IFF
Festivals
Labels & Line Ups
Credits
- Cast
- Sonia Franco
- Hoze Meléndez
- Siouzana Melikian
- Rubén Cristiany
- Cinematography
- Iván Hernández
- Editing
- Pedro G. García
- Production
- UN MUNDO
Press
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Mariño's film is delicate and modest in its beauty, rigorously structured and with an outstanding performance by Sonia Franco.
Gabriel Mariño
Mexico
Born in Puebla, Mexico in 1978, he moved to Mexico City at the age of thirteen. He began studying history, but later decided to pursue the studies in film instead, graduating with distinction in directing from the Mexican Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (C.C.C.). In 2002 he took part in an exchange programme with the Munich College of Television and Film. He is currently working as a director and film and advertising editor. UN MUNDO SECRETO marks his first feature film.
Selected Filmography
