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Los Lobos (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Los Lobos' is a 2019 Mexican family drama film directed by Samuel Kishi, and written by Kishi, Luis Briones, and Sofa Gmez-Crdova.
'Los Lobos' is Kishi's second film, which is semi-autobiographical and partially based upon Kishi's own memories. It was nominated for 13 Ariel Awards, and won two: Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress for Cici Lau, and Best Original Score for Kenji Kishi.
Plot
The plot tells the story of Lucia (Martha Reyes Arias), who has just immigrated to Albuquerque, New Mexico with her sons Max (Maximiliano Njar Mrquez) and Leo (Leonardo Njar Mrquez), who are 8 and 5, respectively, who spend most of their time in their tiny apartment while their mother works.
It features dialogue in Spanish and English. The plot themes have been likened to those of 'The Florida Project'.
Cast
* Martha Reyes Arias as Luca
* Maximiliano Njar Mrquez as Max
* Leonardo Njar Mrquez as Leo
* Cici Lau as seora Chang
Release
The film premiered at the 24th Busan International Film Festival in October 2019 and went on to show at other festivals including the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
Reception
Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, reports a 92% of positive reviews, from a total of 12.
Accolades
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| align = "center" rowspan = "14" | 2021 || rowspan = "13" | 63rd Ariel Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Picture || || rowspan = "13" |
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| Best Director || Samuel Kishi Leopo ||
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| Best Actress || Martha Reyes Arias ||
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| Best Supporting Actress || Cici Lau ||
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| rowspan = "2" | Best New Actor || Leonardo Nahim Njar Mrquez ||
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| Maximiliano Njar Mrquez ||
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| Best Original Score || ||
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| Best Costume Design || ||
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| Best Art Design || ||
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| Best Sound || ||
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| Best Editing || ||
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| Best Cinematography || ||
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| Best Original Screenplay || ||
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| 27th Forqu Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Latin-American Film || ||
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| align = "center" | 2022 || 36th Goya Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Ibero-American Film || ||
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References
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