Mexico Macabro tour kicks off in Morelos

From October 18 to 24, Mexico Macabro: 20 Years of Horror Cinema in Mexico arrives in the state of Morelos, with a tour that, in collaboration with the Carreta Cine Móvil, will visit the municipalities of Yautepec, Ayala, Atlatlahucan, Temixco, Coatlán de Río, and Cuernavaca.

Mexico Macabro: 20 Years of Horror Cinema in Mexico is a retrospective featuring titles that have been part of the programme of Macabro: Festival Internacional de Cine de Horror de la Ciudad de México between 2008 and 2020.

The series began digitally on August 20, 2021, as part of the programme for the twentieth edition of Macabro: Festival Internacional de Cine de Horror de la Ciudad de México on Plataforma Cine, and after stopping in the city of Puebla, it now begins its in-person tour in the state of Morelos.

The films included in the programme are:

Monday, October 18

Yautepec en Cdy - Centro

19:00 EL DIABLO ME DIJO QUÉ HACER

Director and screenwriter: Alex G. Alegre | 2019 | Mexico | 83 min. | Horror, psychological thriller.

Cast: Marcos Duarte, Micho Camacho, María Pura.

Tuesday, October 19

Ayala - Ex hacienda de Coahuixtla

Autocinema

19:00 BELZEBUTH

Director: Emilio Portes | Screenplay: Emilio Portes and Luis Carlos Fuentes | Year: 2018 | Country: Mexico | Duration: 115 min | Genre: Horror

Cast: Joaquín Cosío, Tobin Bell, Giovanna Zacarías.

Wednesday, October 20

Atlatlahucan - Centro

19:00 LOS INFECTADOS

Director and screenwriter: Alex G. Alegre | 2011 | Mexico | 75 min. | Horror.

Cast: Marcos Duarte, Claudia Nin, Renato de Triana.

Thursday, October 21

Temixco - Ex Hacienda Autocinema

19:00 MIS DEMONIOS NUNCA JURARON SOLEDAD

Director and screenwriter: Jorge Leyva. | 2017 | Mexico | 90 min. | Horror, Western.

Cast: Manuel Uriza, Javier Godino, Noé Hernández.

Friday, October 22

Coatlán del Río - Centro

19:00 SIN ORIGEN

Director: Rigoberto Castañeda | Screenplay: Michael Caissie | 2019 | Mexico | 94 min. | Horror, Dark fantasy.

Cast: Daniel Martinez, Lisette Morelos, Paulina Gil

Saturday, October 23

Cuernavaca - Cine Morelos

18:00 PATITOS FEOS

Director and screenwriter: Mauricio Chernovetzky | Mexico | 2020 | 80 min. | Surrealist comedy, fantasy, western

Cast: Giancarlo Ruiz, Luis Deveze, and Sergio Rubio

Sunday, October 24

Cuernavaca - Cine Morelos

18:00 RENDEZ-VOUS

Director and screenwriter: Pablo Olmos Arrayales | Country: Mexico | Year: 2019 | Duration: 105 min | Genre: Thriller

Cast: Helena Puig, Antonio Alcántara Cruz, Markin López, Roberto, Axel Zapién

This series stands not only as one of the most representative celebratory activities of the largest and most established genre film festival in Mexico, but also as a testament to what the 21st-century rebirth of —mostly independent— production has meant for a genre that achieved great results in the early years of cinema in our country.

Full programme: https://macabro.mx/mexicomacabro/catalogo/

Check out the talks with the directors at: www.youtube.com/MacabroFest (abre en nueva pestaña)

STATES AND VENUES

October 6 to 9 at Cinemateca Luis Buñuel (Puebla)

October 18 to 24 - Tour of Morelos with Carreta Cine Móvil

October 29 to 31 at Rancho San Antonio Studios (Chihuahua)

November 1, 8, and 15 at Museo Iconográfico del Quijote (Guanajuato)

November 15 to 21 at Verne Cinema (Aguascalientes)

ALL SCREENINGS WILL BE FREE

Project carried out with the support of the INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE CINEMATOGRAFÍA through the PROGRAMA FOMENTO AL CINE MEXICANO (FOCINE)