After his grandfather's death, a man travels with his wife and kids to his hometown, where chaos ensues with his relatives over the inheritance.
Acting
Damián Alcázar plays triplets with terrifying precision.
Direction
Estrada's blistering takedown of Mexican society doesn't flinch.
Writing
The script stings like tequila and lingers longer.
Director
Luis Estrada
Damián Alcázar
Rosendo / Regino / Ambrosio
Alfonso Herrera
Pancho Reyes
Joaquín Cosío
Rosendito / Reginito / Abuelo
Ana de la Reguera
Mari
Ana Martín
Dolores
Angelina Peláez
Abuela
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Socorro
Sonia Couoh
Lupita
Álex Perea
Rufino
Luis Fernando Peña
Hilario
Cuauhtli Jiménez
Jacinta
Vico Escorcia
Bartola
Mayra Hermosillo
Gloria
Fermín Martínez
El Lupe
Natalia Quiroz
Pánfila
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references the 1932 Eisenstein film, but Estrada twists the nationalist optimism into bitter satire about modern Mexico's failures.
Each brother represents a different Mexican political era: PRI corruption, evangelical hypocrisy, and new-money narco-capitalism. The triple casting isn't just a gimmick — it's structural commentary on how interchangeable the rot has become.
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