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We Are Mari Pepa

We Are Mari Pepa (Spanish: Somos Mari Pepa) is a 2013 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Samuel Kishi (in his directorial debut) and written by Kishi & Sofía Gómez-Córdova.[1] It features Alejandro Gallardo, Arnold Ramírez, Rafael Andrade Muñoz, Moisés Galindo and Petra Iñiguez Robles.[2] It is based on the 2011 short film Mari Pepa by the same director.[3]

We Are Mari Pepa
Film poster
Directed bySamuel Kishi
Written bySamuel Kishi
Sofía Gómez-Córdova
Produced byLaura Blanco
Alex Briseño
Toiz Rodríguez Iñiguez
Samuel Kishi
StarringAlejandro Gallardo
Arnold Ramírez
Rafael Andrade Muñoz
Moisés Galindo
Petra Iñiguez Robles
Production
companies
Teonanacatl Audiovisual
Cebolla Films
Release dates
October 23, 2013 (FICM)
November 10, 2013 (AFI Fest)
February 2014 (Berlinale)
March 14, 2015 (Villeurbanne)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis edit

Alex is a 16-year-old teenager who has 3 goals for his summer. First, create together with your rock band a new song. Second, get a job. And lastly, having your first sexual experience. During his summer he will realize that his grandmother begins to need more help from him, then he will understand that he must mature and learn to say goodbye.[4]

Cast edit

The actors participating in this film are:[5]

  • Alejandro Gallardo as Alex
  • Arnold Ramírez as Bolter
  • Moisés Galindo as Moy
  • Rafael Andrade as Rafa
  • Petra Iñiguez Robles as Grandmother
  • Eduardo Covarrubias as Alex's father
  • Víctor Osuna as Party extra

Release edit

We Are Mari Pepa had its world premiere on October 23, 2013, at the Morelia International Film Festival.[6] It also premiered on November 10, 2013, at the AFI Fest in Los Angeles,[7] in February 2014 at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival[8] and on March 14, 2015, at the Villeurbanne Festival Reflets du cinéma ibérique et Latino-américain in France.[9]

Reception edit

Critical reception edit

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.4/10.

Clayton Dillard from Slant Magazine comments that the film works because of its massive interest in adolescent shock, where paralysis and uncertainty can only be momentarily heightened through gender outrage.[10] Alissa Simon from Variety called the film charming primarily for Samuel Kishi and Sofía Gomez-Cordova's treatise on the screenplay, despite the episodic narrative at first seeming to wander, by the end, the precisely edited structure of rhyme and repetition long ago. that the whole adds up to more than the sum of its parts.[11] Boyd van Hoeij from The Hollywood Reporter mentions that the director manages to expand his 2010 short film in this film, although in the end the story is not decided whether to focus only on Alex or on all the members of Mari Pepa, Samuel Kishi manages to reflect youth culture, also highlights the contagious spirit and juvenile that the young actors transmit without affectation in their characterizations.[12]

Accolades edit

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2014 Berlin International Film Festival Crystal Bear - Generation 14plus Samuel Kishi Nominated [13][14]
Miami International Film Festival Ibero-American Opera Prima Award Nominated [15]
Ibero-American Opera Prima Award - Special Mention Won
Toulouse Latin America Film Festival Prix CCAS - Prix Des Électriciens Gaziers Won [16]
Great Mexican Film Party Best Film Won [17]
Best Director Won
Best Actor Alejandro Gallardo Won
2015 Ariel Awards Breakthrough Male Performance Nominated [18]
Breakthrough Female Performance Petra Iñiguez Robles Nominated
Best Original Score Kenji Kishi Nominated

References edit

  1. ^ Valenzuela, Christian Sida (2016-05-09). "Somos Mari Pepa, el verdadero cine independiente de México". Letras Libres (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  2. ^ Cultura, Secretaría de. "La película mexicana Somos Mari Pepa se estrenará en exclusiva en los Anthology Film Archives en Nueva York". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. ^ Staff (2013-10-25). "El punk de Mari Pepa". Revés Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  4. ^ eltiojorge.com (2015-11-20). ""Somos Mari Pepa", una Película de Samuel Kishi". Diario Judío México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  5. ^ "Reparto Completo de Somos Mari Pepa (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  6. ^ "Función en competencia Somos Mari Pepa". moreliafilmfest.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  7. ^ "Presentación de "SOMOS MARI PEPA " en AFI FEST | Musica Roots". Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  8. ^ ""Somos Mari Pepa" de Samuel Kishi se presentó en la Berlinale". Vanguardia MX (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  9. ^ "reflets-du-cinema-iberique-et-latino-americain 2015 - Programme". Abus de Ciné (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  10. ^ Dillard, Clayton (2014-08-11). "Review: We Are Mari Pepa". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  11. ^ Simon, Alissa (2013-10-25). "Film Review: 'We Are Mari Pepa'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  12. ^ Hoeij, Boyd van (2013-10-30). "We Are Mari Pepa (Somos Mari Pepa): Morelia Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  13. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. ""Somos Mari Pepa", el "no futuro" para los jóvenes en México | DW | 12.02.2014". DW.COM (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  14. ^ "La película mexicana Los lobos llega a la Berlinale 2020". Cine PREMIERE (in Spanish). 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  15. ^ lauren. "Miami International Film Festival, A Program of Miami Dade College's MDCulture, Announces its 31st Edition Film Lineup". Miami Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  16. ^ "Somos Mari Pepa gana premio en Toulouse". 2023-05-01. Archived from the original on 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  17. ^ "Gran Fiesta De Cine Mexicano (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  18. ^ "Somos Mari Pepa busca tres Premios Ariel | NTR Guadalajara". www.ntrguadalajara.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-01.

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