COUNTRY
Costa Rica, Uruguay, Colombia
PRODUCTION
Bicha Cine, Bocacha Films, Galaxia 311
YEAR2026
DURATION98 min
WRITING Kim Elizondo Navarro, Gabriela Fonseca Villalobos
CINEMATOGRAPHY Nicolás Wong Díaz, CCR
MUSIC
Adriana García Galán
EDITION Ana Guevara
CAST María Luisa Garita Ramírez, Beatriz Ospina Calderón
CONTACT bichacine@gmail.com
SYNOPSIS After a youth marked by limitations, Vilma, 45 years old, has finally achieved the privileged life she always dreamed of. In a beachfront house located in one of Costa Rica’s most exclusive tourist areas, she waits alone for the annual visit of her American partner, who sustains this lifestyle from afar. But this year, he doesn’t show up, cuts off communication, and the money begins to run out. Amid the overwhelming tourist atmosphere, Vilma is forced to face paradise without her “Prince Charming”.
Kim Elizondo Navarro
Costa Rican director and editor, her work explores, from an intimate and political perspective, migration, power, aging, and the economic vulnerability of women in Latin American contexts. She studied Fiction Directing at EICTV (Cuba) and holds a degree in Audiovisual Production from the University of Costa Rica. Currently distributing her feature film
Bye Bye, Paraíso and also in post-production stage on her self-reflexive documentary
The Daily Bread.
FILMOGRAPHY
El pan de cada día (documentary, 2026),
La reina de esta casa (short film, 2026),
Ama (short film, 2020),
Tragaluz (short film, 2018)
