Netflix Mexico has unveiled a rousing new slate in production this year that includes the series debut of Luis Estrada (“¡Que viva México!”), a new pic from Rodrigo Garcia (“Familia”), another series from hit-maker José Ignacio “Chascas” Valenzuela (“Who Killed Sara?”) and “La Reina del Sur”’s Kate del Castillo unusually toplining a comedy.
Also leading the pack is series “Gringo Hunters,” produced by Woo Films and Redrum in co-production with Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment in association with The Washington Post.
Said Francisco Ramos, VP of content for Latin America: “We begin 2024 by reaffirming our commitment to show Mexico, just as it is, on Netflix. This diverse and complex Mexico –immensely rich, sometimes contradictory, and with enormous possibilities– is what inspires, motivates and makes us always keep an eye out for the best stories, so that our offer is even more ambitious and accurate.”
“We will continue to explore...
Also leading the pack is series “Gringo Hunters,” produced by Woo Films and Redrum in co-production with Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment in association with The Washington Post.
Said Francisco Ramos, VP of content for Latin America: “We begin 2024 by reaffirming our commitment to show Mexico, just as it is, on Netflix. This diverse and complex Mexico –immensely rich, sometimes contradictory, and with enormous possibilities– is what inspires, motivates and makes us always keep an eye out for the best stories, so that our offer is even more ambitious and accurate.”
“We will continue to explore...
- 2/9/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Director: Arturo Pons
Festival Entry: The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man
Narrative Competition
A young man and a dead man journey north through a subtly surreal desert landscape, picking up a wagonful of odd characters as they go in this darkly humorous satire of contemporary Mexico.
Directed By: Arturo Pons
Producer: Ozcar Ramírez González
Screenwriter: Arturo Pons
Cinematographer: Luis David Sansans
Editors: Artuto Pons, Paloma Lopez
Music: Edgar Barroso
Cast: Gael Sanchez Valle, Pedro Gamez, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Eligio Melendez, Luis Bayardo, Marco Perez
We asked director Arturo Pons about his filmmaking inspirations and the challenges in making The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man. Here’s what he had to say:
Who are you and what do you do?
I just quit my job as a waiter in Barcelona last Saturday. This week I am moving back to Mexico, where I am from and I will...
Festival Entry: The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man
Narrative Competition
A young man and a dead man journey north through a subtly surreal desert landscape, picking up a wagonful of odd characters as they go in this darkly humorous satire of contemporary Mexico.
Directed By: Arturo Pons
Producer: Ozcar Ramírez González
Screenwriter: Arturo Pons
Cinematographer: Luis David Sansans
Editors: Artuto Pons, Paloma Lopez
Music: Edgar Barroso
Cast: Gael Sanchez Valle, Pedro Gamez, Ana Ofelia Murguía, Eligio Melendez, Luis Bayardo, Marco Perez
We asked director Arturo Pons about his filmmaking inspirations and the challenges in making The Compass is Carried by the Dead Man. Here’s what he had to say:
Who are you and what do you do?
I just quit my job as a waiter in Barcelona last Saturday. This week I am moving back to Mexico, where I am from and I will...
- 6/15/2012
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent
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