 Mexican
actor and debuting filmmaker Gael Garcia Bernal described his
attendance at the 29th edition of the Havana New Latin American
Cinema Festival as a "dream come true". Bernal presented his out
of the contest movie Deficit in the Yara movie theater on
Monday evening.
Gael Garcia came up on stage in the midst of applause by a
cheering crowd that remembers his outstanding performance in
movies such as Motorcycle Diaries about the youth of
guerrilla fighter Ernesto "Che" Guevara, Spanish Pedro
Almodovar's Bad Education, and Amores Perros by
Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Iņarritu.
Before saying anything, Gael called on fellow actor, dear
friend, and movie producer Diego Luna to join him for the
presentation, and thanked him for the support in making this
film in which they put "everything and a lot of heart and soul."
Also during the festival, Diego Luna premiered his directorial
debut, JC Chavez, a documentary on the life and career of
the famous Mexican boxer. |
