Roberto Andrade

Some of the materials and studies that were made during 2015 for the conformation and creation of the short film New life. The selection, the re-appropriation and the montage of them, conform a new poetic that has a direct relation with the final work and at the same time opens a space that allows us to glimpse the creative process, transforming itself into a piece in itself. Materiales is like the B-side of another cinematographic work, as in the old 7-inch vinyl sigles.

It's been six years since Mariano graduated from film school. He's about to turn 30 and he still lives with his mom, spends most of his time watching movies and has never written a single screenplay. His comfortable routine changes when his 15-year-old cousin, Ramiro, moves in with them.

Don Poli, the patriarch of a family embedded in politics, faces the change of party in his state - after a hundred years in power - losing all his privileges. Humiliated and angry, he threatens to disinherit his family and leave to rebuild his life. This forces his children (Kippy, Ramses and Belén) to take extreme measures to ensure their future, causing everything that could go wrong to turn out worse.

Andrea, a frustrated dentist, falls in love with Miguel , an older and unattractive man, but one who is completely devoted to her. After a quick marriage, Miguel's unexpected depression leads to situations that are as absurd as they are revealing.

Through the points of view of the six people closest to him, the story of the unsolved murder of Mexican TV host Paco Stanley in 1999 is revealed behind the scenes where fame, betrayal and excess point to different suspects.