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José Pablo Estrada Torrescano
MX DE LU 2018 52' 75'
⚬ Human Interest
Mamacita is an extravagant Mexican beauty queen living in her own kingdom in company of her loyal servants: gardener, chauffeur, chef, housekeeper and nurses. The 95-year-old lady has turned her house into a castle, hiding the open wounds of a prominent Mexican upper class family behind its stone walls. When José Pablo went abroad to study film, Mamacita made him promise to return to Mexico one day to make a film about her life. He conquers his granny’s empire like a Trojan horse, discovering the haunted spirits of his own past and the lack of love that his entire clan has suffered from for generations.
Director | José Pablo Estrada Torrescano |
Producers | José Pablo Estrada Torrescano, Arne Birkenstock |
Co-Producers | Raoul Nadalet, Tom Blankenburg |
Production Company | Fruitmarket |
Co-Production Company | NoPal Pictures, Antevita Films |
Cinematography | Juan José Sánchez Tamez |
Editor | Mechthild Barth |
Sound | Tom Blankenburg |
Top Audience Pick of the “Made in Mexico” Section | Hot Docs 2018 |
Best Documentary | Bergamo Film Meeting 2019 |
Hot Docs 2018 |
DOK.fest München 2018 |
L.A. Film Festival 2018 |
Margaret Mead FF 2018 |
Monterrey FF 2018 |
Festival de Cine De Lima 2018 |
Zürich IFF 2018 |
Bergamo Film Meeting 2019 |
| Runtimes | 52' 75' |
| Spoken Languages | Spanish |
| Production Countries | Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico |
José Pablo Estrada Torrescano is a Mexican film director that lives and works in Düsseldorf. He studied for three years an MFA in Cinema and Digital Media with specialization in Directing at FAMU in Prague. He has a BA in Actuarial Sciences and a one-year specialization in Statistics from ITAM, Mexico City. José Pablo has performed in Jérôme Bel’s “The Show Must Go On” and on several Sound Poetry performances in Düsseldorf and Prague. MAMACITA is José Pablo’s debut film.
