La Mesa

2018

10m

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Overview

Experimental exploration of memory, identity and queer desire. It recreates fragmented and romanticised stories of a childhood in rural Mexico as told by the filmmaker’s father. These disjointed vignettes are interwoven with queered reenactments of scenes from popular culture. The filmmaker casts himself in the old Mexican films and American Westerns he grew up watching with his family in California. He appears as the romantic lead opposite the male actors, including Pedro Infante, Mexican national hero and the filmmaker’s childhood crush. By centring queer desire in his family’s history, Garcia Gomez validates his childhood experiences while challenging popular representations of masculinity as well as traditional notions of power and vulnerability.

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Status: Released

Language: ES

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Production Information

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

Spanish

Quick Facts

Release Date	January 1, 2018
Status	Released
Language	ES
IMDb ID	tt7890610

Cast

Key Crew

Adrian Garcia Gomez

Director

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