Mariana Villegas

The Cascade (2024)

A man discovers he has been crying for two months without even realising it. His face has an impenetrable and serious expression. Strangely, his tears have decided to work in a reverse way, transforming the inside of his body into a waterfall. The water ha ...

Heartbeat (2023)

The newly separated Leonor comes from the monied class, while sixteen year old aspiring ballerina Emilia does not. They begin a tense pas de deux waiting out Emilia's pregnancy in a remote country home, isolated from the world and each other. ...

Tótem (2023)

In a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in a whirlwind of preparations for the birthday party for her father, Tona, led by her mother, aunts, and other relatives. As the day goes on, building to an event both anticipated and dreaded ...

Making It Up (2023)

Ana and Rita are flat broke. So when unpredictable Alex offers them a job, they kind of have to say yes -- to the gig and to a big ol' mess. ...

Sweatshop Girl (2023)

Inés works as a seamstress in a sweatshop where pregnancy tests are periodically administered. When she becomes pregnant, she is sure that her condition will get her fired. She does everything she can to keep it a secret. ...

Noise (2022)

Julia is a mother, or rather, one of many mothers, sisters, daughters, colleagues, who have had their lives torn apart by the widespread violence in a country waging a war against its women. Julia is searching for Ger, her daughter. And in her search, she ...

Northern Skies Over Empty Space (2022)

Don Reynaldo is a renowned hunter in decline. When the threat of losing his heritage and his father's legacy appears, the dynamics with his family, his workers and the land will be dangerously disrupted. ...

Fauna (2021)

Luisa and Gabino visit their parents in a mining town in the north of Mexico. Their father's only interest in them is sparked by Luisa's actor boyfriend when he acts out the role of a narco kingpin. To cope with family tensions, Gabino imagines a parallel ...

Rubble (2019)

Memories as photographs: no date, no place, no names. ...

Bingo (2015)

A group of elderly people gather at night to play bingo. Mario loses every time and has become obsessed with the game. Fortune accompanies him outside the room to show him that luck rules his life and that of the elderly group; but Mario will not accept lo ...

Murió el Amor (2014)

La cadenita (2007)

Estela and Pilar become friends when they enter an acting school. They live together and dedicate themselves to their learning process under the premise: "Acting in life is called play." Estela does not pay much attention to Pilar's envy towards her classm ...