On Friday, Netflix announced four new Spanish-language films and a documentary to its schedule.
The projects were announced as part of Mexican Cinema Day and included Mexico 86, a satirical look at Mexico’s improbable bid to host the 1986 World Cup, starring Diego Luna and directed by Gabriel Ripstein.
Un Hijo Propio (aka A Son Of His Own) tells the story of Alejandra, who wants to have a baby and, facing pressure, fakes a pregnancy and sparks a national scandal. It is being directed by Chilean documentarian Maite Alberdi, who earned Oscar nods for The Mole Agent and The Eternal Memory.
The film Aura is adapted from the 1962 novel by Carlos Fuentes that intertwines the tales of six women who, amid self-censorship, family and social pressure, decide to free themselves. It is being produced and directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios.
The rest of the slate includes Contra el Huracán (aka Against The Hurricane), which is about two brothers in the ocean who survive Category 5 Hurricane Otis off the coast of Acapulco. La Hora De Los Valientes (aka A Time For Defiance) is about an accident that brings together a psychoanalyst and a police agent in an unexpected adventure. Luis Gerardo Méndez and Memo Villegas star.
Netflix also said on Friday that it will release Rodrigo García’s previously announced feature The Follies in select theatres and on Netflix in November.