Hijo de Monarcas is the new film by Tenoch Huerta that you should have on your radar, it has won several awards at international festivals and will arrive in all theaters in May of this year.
It should be noted that Tenoch Huerta is going through a great moment in his career and although this film has already premiered on a streaming platform, Hijo de Monarcas is now about to be released in theaters, since it is a 2020 film, Directed by Alexis Gambiswhich shows a different side of Mexican cinema.
This film featuring the famous Tenoch Huerta won the New American Cinema Competition award at the Seattle International Film Festival and the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, where its director also received a NEXT nomination Innovator Awards.
Tenoch Huerta in “Son of Monarchs”
Tenoch Huerta in “Son of Monarchs”
This is not a typical movie where you would expect to see Tenoch Huerta or many common Mexican actors, but it has received great reviews and just by watching the trailer you can tell that it is something really special and personal.
And it is that this film really seeks to show Mexico as a country full of color and traditions, but also of talent and creativity.
The photography is perfect, the story is full of nostalgia and gives us a look at Mexico that is different from what we usually see in the movies, and tells a story that is moving and brings to the fore one of the most beautiful traditions of our country
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What is Son of Monarchs about?
Regarding the film, Tenoch Huerta said that “It is a very intimate film by director Alexis Gambis. He’s a scientist, working with monarch butterflies, as well as a geneticist and biologist, and all of a sudden he started making movies.
So the character that I play is based on him a bit. Also, just when they talked to me about this project, I had just finished making Narcos México, so even as a strategy it served me to play a diametrically opposite role.”
This is the synopsis of Hijo de Monarcas: A Mexican biologist living in New York returns to his hometown, nestled in the majestic butterfly forests of Michoacán. The trip forces him to face past traumas and reflect on his hybrid identity, causing a personal metamorphosis.
Among the cast are Tenoch Huerta who plays Mendel, a scientist who uses genetic technology to study butterflies and the colors of their wings, and he is joined by William Mapother (who has appeared in Lost, The Mentalist and Another Earth). , Paulina Gaitán (who also appears in the Asesino del Olvido series, Damián Alcazár), Electra Avellan and Alexia Rasmussen.
The good news is that “Hijo de Monarcas” arrives on May 25 in several theaters in Mexico this year, after premiering exclusively in the HBO Max catalog.
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