Marcelo feels he's found the incarnation of his favorite superhero in Julio, his troublesome and eccentric neighbor whose biggest dream is to become a porn star, but Mrs. Martha, who still treats her son Marcelo like a kid, will never permit such a relationship to flourish. Emotionally disturbed, she will try to protect the only thing she's got left in the world: her son.
Acting
Laura Zapata's unhinged maternal possession is terrifyingly committed.
Direction
Yñigo walks the tightrope between camp and genuine psychological horror.
Costume
Mrs. Martha's suffocating floral prints are character design genius.
Director
Omar Yñigo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film satirizes Mexican machismo culture by flipping it: here, the mother is the oppressive force, not the father.
Laura Zapata, a massive telenovela star, reportedly took this role specifically to destroy her wholesome image—mission accomplished.
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