THE DEVIL SMOKES EL DIABLO FUMA ERNESTO MARTÍNEZ BUCIO

  • MAXICO

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  • SPANISH

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  • 2025

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  • 97 mins

The fears of five stoic young siblings abandoned by their parents mix with those of their schizophrenic grandmother, who now looks after them, blurring and gradually dissolving the boundary between reality and imagination.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Carlos Hernández Vázquez, Gabriela Gavica Mafurro, Alejandro Durán

Screenplay :

Karen Plata, Ernesto Martínez Bucio

Director of Photography :

Odei Zabaleta

Editor :

Ernesto Martínez Bucio, Odei Zabaleta, Karen Plata

Music :

Emilio Hinojosa

Sound :

Isabel Muñoz Cota, Jorge Leal, José Miguel Enríquez

Cast :

Mariapau Bravo Aviña, Rafael Nieto Martínez, Regina Alejandra, Donovan Said, Laura Uribe Rojas, Carmen Ramos

Awards - Winner :

Berlin IFF (Best First Feature), D’A Barcelona FF (Young Jury Award), Hong Kong IFF (Best Director), Vashon IFF (Best Editing Award)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

San Francisco IFF (New Directors Competition), New Horizons IFF (International Competition)

Ernesto Martínez Bucio (b.1983, Uruapan, Mexico) is a film director, screenwriter & editor. He holds a BA in Communication Sciences from ITESO in western Mexico & an MA in Filmmaking from EQZE/UPV in Spain. His short films include CENIZAS (2011), LA MADRE (2012), LAS RAZONES DEL MUNDO (2015) & EL FUTURO (2018). His short films have premiered at prestigious FFs, including Cannes’ Cinéfondation, Cairo, San Sebastián, and Rotterdam IFFs. He has received two grants from the National Fund for Culture and the Arts and is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents. THE DEVIL SMOKES is his first feature film.