The story runs in the 1940s Mexico City. A schoolboy (Carlos) falls in love with his best friend's mother (Mariana). Carlos is impressed because this family is not like the ordinary mexican families of the time, because they have many expensive American things, although they are not rich. The drama begins when Carlos gets out of school to go to declare his love to Mariana, and is discovered by his teachers.
Cinematography
Dreamlike 1940s Mexico City that feels both real and imagined.
Direction
Isaac balances cringe and tenderness without judging his protagonist.
Acting
Elizabeth Aguilar's Mariana—warm, untouchable, devastatingly observed.
Director
Alberto Isaac
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Mexico's 1980s Nuevo Cine movement, reflecting national identity crisis through personal memory.
The film deliberately blurs 1940s and 1950s aesthetics because Carlos's memory is unreliable—he's not recalling history, he's performing his own innocence.
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