We have sensational news for all moviegoers and lovers of Mexican movies. It turns out that Ernesto Contreras, one of the most prominent directors in our country, is back with a film titled the last wagonand which has just released its first trailer with the confirmation of the release date.
And when we say that Ernesto Contreras is one of the most important voices in Mexican cinema, it is not enough. He is responsible for dramas like blue eyelids y the dark springs; or, intimate and emotional comedies like Impossible things; and of course, he is the genius behind one of the best Mexican movies of all time, I dream in another language.
So yeah, we’re really excited about his return with the last wagona Netflix original production that serves as the first adaptation of the homonymous novel by Ángeles Donate. But here we tell you more about the last wagon by Ernesto Contreras (with whom we spoke a few months ago about the announcement of this production).
The last wagon, the return of Ernesto Contreras
The protagonist of The Last Wagon is Ikal, a boy who travels all over Mexico with his family since his father works in the construction of train tracks. This has made Ikal never stay in the places where she arrives and where she only stays for a while. without building long friendships.
But everything changes when they arrive in a new town and enter the rural school of the region called Malinalli Tepenepatl Public School where he meets the teacher Georgina and makes friends with Chico, Valeria, Tuerto and the dog Quetzal, whom he adopts. The relationship that Ikal builds with all of them in a short time teaches him for the first time the value of friendship and love.
The conflict occurs when Hugo Valenzuela, a bureaucrat from the Ministry of Education arrives at the new home of Ikal to try to close the school as part of a national program that aims to “improve” education in rural areas.
the last wagon It will be released on May 26. as part of the Netflix original catalog. Here we leave you the full trailer, which could bring you a tear out there:
Who appears in The Last Wagon?
Ernesto Contreras always fills his set with the most outstanding characters in cinema, and for the last wagon was no exception. For example, the cast of the last wagon is sensational, because it has the participation of the Oscar nominee, Adriana Barraza in the character of Georgina.
And she meets with Kaarlo Isaacs, Memo VillegasFrida Cruz, Diego Montessoro, Tete Espinoza, Jero Medina, Blanca Guerra, Fatima MolinaGabriela Cartol, Nova Coronel, Adrián Vázquez, Leonardo Alonso and more.
