Diego Luna and Gael Garcia in Havana l 12 December 2007

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 Iñarritu. 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.