Vainilla (en)

Vainilla
  • Vanilla

Chosen in: 

Director: 

Mayra Hermosillo

Country: 

  • Mexico

Year: 

2024

Length: 

1h30

Scriptwriter: 

Mayra Hermosillo

Composer: 

Yamil Recz

Director of photography: 

Jessica Villamil

Actors: 

Aurora Dávila (Roberta), Fernanda Baca (Manu), Rosy Rojas (Concha), María Castellá (Alicia), Natalia Plascencia (Limbania) y Paloma Petra (Georgina), y Lola Ochoa (Tachita)

Production: 

Coproduction: 

Synopsis : 

In the late 80s, a family made up of seven women from different generations and ideologies, struggle to save the house they live in and which they are about to lose because of a debt. The story unfolds through the eyes of the youngest, Roberta (8), as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, which impacts the rest of the family.

Supports: 

Focine production for 5 million MXN pesos (Received) / Eficine post-production for 5.7 million MXN pesos (on hold).

Director's biography: 

Mayra Hermosillo, originally from Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, has worked as an actress for directors such as Alejandra Márquez Abella, Rodrigo Prieto, Alejandro Guzmán, Iván Ávila, Luis Estrada, Amat Escalante, Humberto Hinojosa, Rodrigo Plá, Michel Grau, Salvador Espinosa. In 2018 she wrote and co-directed her first short film, officially selected at the Guadalajara International Festival. Vainilla, her first feature film, was shot in 2023 and is currently in post-production.

Filmography: 

Vainilla (2024) Feature fiction
FOCINE and Guadalajara Film Market Award
Me quedo aquí (2021) Fiction Short Film
FOCINE Award
En la piel de Lucía (2019) Fiction Short Film Co-director
International Film Festival Guadalajara
Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse

Production notes: 

Redrum is one of the leading production companies in Mexico and Latin America producing quality films and television content for Latin American and international markets.