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Aguacuario

Generation Kplus 2024
© Cesar Salgado
Under the burning sun of a lonely coast in Mexico’s Veracruz, ten-year-old Vinzent works alongside his older brother delivering water jugs on an old tricycle. When his path crosses that of a girl of the same age, Vinzent faces a dilemma: should he fulfil his responsibilities – or disobey his older brother and embark on a little three-wheeled adventure?
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by José Eduardo Castilla Ponce
with Hugo Benítez Guerra, Marsell Moreno Cruz, Claudio Jurado Mexico 2023 Spanish 20' European premiere recommendation: 8 years and up

With

  • Hugo Benítez Guerra (Vinzent)
  • Marsell Moreno Cruz (Viviana)
  • Claudio Jurado (Alan)

Crew

Director José Eduardo Castilla Ponce
Screenplay José Eduardo Castilla Ponce
Cinematography Cesar Salgado
Editing Julio Rubio
Music Fernando Rubio
Sound Design Francisco Gómez Guevara
Sound Luis Hernández
Production Design Erika Nuñez
Art Director Gerardo García León
Producer Carolina Maciel Del Pino
Executive Producers Daniel Ponce San Roman, Eduardo Castilla Orea, Ivonne Ponce Toledo

Produced by

Persignados

Photos

José Eduardo Castilla Ponce

Born in the Mexican city of Puebla, he has worked as a director, screenwriter and assistant director on various audiovisual projects including fiction films, documentaries, commercials and music videos. He has directed three short films and is the co-founder of the Persignados production company which focuses on creating music videos and fiction films. He is currently studying film directing at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica in Mexico City.

Filmography

2022 Americanos; short film 2023 Aguacuario; short film

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024