COUNTRY
Mexico
PRODUCTION
Pimienta Films
YEAR2024
DURATION30 min
CINEMATOGRAPHY Diego Tenorio
MUSIC
Leticia Gallardo
EDITION Omar Guzmán
CAST Leticia Gallardo
CONTACT lilaaviles@icloud.com
SYNOPSIS Músicas is a short documentary that follows Leticia Gallardo, the visionary director of Viento Florido, an all-women Indigenous band hailing from the mountainous region of Tlahuitoltepec, southern Mexico. Comprised of over forty talented women musicians, Viento Florido plays traditional wind instruments passed down through generations. The film captures the profound connection between the women, their music, and the landscapes that inspire them.
Lila Avilés
Director, writer, and producer from Mexico City. She studied performing arts and art direction, as well as film screenwriting. Her first film,
La camarista, was released at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018. She won the Ariel Award for Best First Film and was also nominated for Best Direction. The film also won Best Film at the Morelia International Film Festival in 2019. Her most recent film,
Tótem, won Best Film at the Berlin Film Festival in 2023 and at the Morelia International Film Festival in the same year.
Tótem also represented Mexico at the 96th Academy Awards.
FILMOGRAPHY
Tótem (feature film, 2023),
La Camarista (feature film, 2018)