Máncora (2008)

2008

An adventure drama that tells the story of Santiago, a 22-year old from Lima. Following his father’s suicide, haunted by his inner daemons and hatred for the world in general, Santiago decides to escape the crude Lima winter to take refuge in Mancora, a beach to the north of Peru where it is always summer. Upon his departure, Santiago receives the unexpected visit from his stepsister, Ximena, a young and beautiful photographer in her late […]

7:20 Once a Week (2019)

2019

Manuel and Julia meet by chance one evening and spend an intense night together. Notwithstanding the brief encounter they realize that a real feeling has sprung within them, a feeling that goes beyond the pure physical attraction. Both of them are married, but they will decide to meet once a week. In a path life that seems to have been already written, the relationship leads them to wonder about the possibility of a different choice, […]

High Tide

High Tide (2020) aka Marea alta

2020

Laura has lost control. After she sleeps with Weisman, the lead contractor building a barbecue shed in the backyard of her beach house, the other two workers on the job cross a boundary, making Laura feel that her space has been encroached upon. As Weisman disappears, sheltered and privileged Laura must manage the laborers herself. Her admonishments fall flat, forcing her to retreat behind the pristine glass windows-keeping watch and being watched simultaneously. Tensions churn, […]

The Empty Hours (2013) aka Las horas muertas

2013

On the desolated coast of Veracruz, Mexico, 17-year-old Sebastián takes over running his uncle’s small & cozy rent-by-the-hour motel. There all by himself much of the time, he meets Miranda, a regular customer who comes to the motel to meet a lover who always keeps her waiting. There together with time to kill, Sebastián and Miranda begin to get to know each other, and an ambiguous game of seduction begins between them.

The Woman Who Invented Love

The Woman Who Invented Love (1980) aka A Mulher Que Inventou o Amor

1980

Doralice has sex with the butcher and discloses it to her roommate and friend. Her friend tells that she is a prostitute and convinces Doralice to prostitute with her in a fleshpot. Doralice dreams of getting married and is an enthusiastic fan of the soap-opera actor Cesar Augusto. But she becomes a famous prostitute known as The Queen of Moaning in Pleasure. When she meets the wealthy Doctor Perdigão, she becomes his mistress and quits […]