Four ambitious and beautiful young women. From four very different corners of Mexico. Just like hundreds of others, they are caught up in the frenzy that sweeps the nation when Alejandro Mateos, one of the country's most powerful producers, dreams up a nationwide talent search to cast the lead in his next big movie. But all this is news to Alejandro's on-again, off-again lover, Eva Gallardo, a diva of epic proportions, who expected to get the part. While Eva schemes to nail down the role, our four leads begin their own journey on the road to fame.
Acting
Patricia Llaca's Eva—villainous, pathetic, impossible to look away from.
Writing
Issa López's script bites the hand that feeds it: Mexican entertainment industry.
Direction
Balances four storylines without losing the telenovela juice.
Director
Issa López
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Issa López later directed Tigers Are Not Afraid and True Detective: Night Country—this is her scrappy early work roasting the industry she'd navigate.
The film explicitly parodies the real 2005 Mexican reality show 'La Academia' and producer Pedro Damián's star-making factory.
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