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Vainilla

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September 20 @ 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm

Dir, Mayra Hermosillo
Mexico
2025

“A poignant, compelling film that establishes Hermosillo as one of the most exciting new voices in contemporary Mexican cinema.”

In the late 1980s, a family of seven women in northern Mexico, spanning different generations and ideologies, fights to save their home, which they are on the verge of losing due to an outstanding debt. We experience this story through the eyes of the youngest, eight-year-old Roberta, as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery that impacts the rest of the family.

Premiering at the Venice Film Festival in 2025, VAINILLA has been collecting awards throughout the year, such as the audience award at the Morelia Film Festival, and currently has seven nominations for the Ariel Award from the Mexican Film Academy.

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Vancouver, BC V6Z 2L7 Canada

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VAINILLA.

MAYRA HERMOSILLO

Mayra Hermosillo (1989, Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico) is an actress, director, and writer. She began her studies in acting at ITESM Campus Laguna and Universidad del Valle de México before moving to Mexico City to deepen her craft. In the capital, Hermosillo also worked with the International Cervantino Festival, a music event. Her stage career includes leading roles in Jesus Christ Superstar and Privacidad alongside Diego Luna. Hermosillo transitioned to film and television, gaining recognition for her portrayal of Enedina Arellano Félix in Narcos: Mexico. In addition to acting, she ventured into filmmaking, co-writing and co-directing her first short film, En la piel de Lucía, in 2018. In 2021, she received support from FOCINE for her second short film, Me quedo aquí. Vainilla marks her feature directorial debut.

Mayra Hermosillo.