With the film 'A day in Culiacán' they seek to compete in national cinema

Mexico. After several years of work, the film 'A day in Culiacán' comes to movie screens, with an almost 100% Sinaloan production and trying to portray a little of the context that exists in the capital of Sinaloa. Part of the cast and crew met this Thursday night for the launch of the film.

Hard work

'A day in Culiacán', billed as a black comedy, follows a soldier (Armando Hernandez) who falls into a coma during a confrontation against the powerful capo “El MM” (Pancho Estrada). Many years later he wakes up and discovers that his wife (Lulu Palazuelos) has married “El MM” and that her son Agustín (Efrain Felix) is now your lieutenant place. Thus, the soldier looks for a way to get his son out of that world.

At a press conference, the director Mario Siordia He said that the topic discussed in this film must be treated with care, however he highlighted that there is also social criticism, in addition to the numerous comedy that is introduced into the narrative.

Likewise, he commented that 99% of the team is purely from Sinaloa, counting on people from Los Mochis, Culiacán and Mazatlán for its production, since only the actor Armando Hernandez He is from Mexico City. He shared that the filming lasted five weeks, while the budget was around 4 million pesos.

Siordia He added that he does not dismiss videohome cinema, Mexican action films characterized by a low budget and where, for example, the Almada brothers shone, but that with 'A day in Culiacán' They want to compete with national cinema, since generally the cinema made in Mexico City fills the billboard and leaves other independent proposals out of the programming.

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On the other hand, this film marks the singer's jump to the screen Lulu Palazuelos, who said that this was an incredible experience, despite the doubts she had when she was invited, since she is not an actress. “Mario told me 'it is easier for a singer to be an actor than for an actor to be a singer, because singers interpret stories when they sing and ways of life,'” he commented and pointed out that the actor Claudio Trejo It helped him develop his character.

Palazuelos She did field work to interpret her singer character, who ends up involved in the world of crime. She revealed that the most difficult part for her was saying some of the dialogues in the story, as she had to say a lot of swear words.

The producer was also present at the press conference. Dalia Barajasthe actor Pancho Estrada and the director of photography Pablo Carrillo, who were satisfied to be part of this production, which seeks to open fields in the film industry. The film is shown exclusively at Cinemex.