New York Premiere
Café Paraíso
Shorts in Competition: Narrative
| Mexico | 11 MINUTES | Spanish, EnglishDrama
Two Mexican immigrants work as cooks at the Café Paraíso. While preparing an endless array of dishes, the youngest rehearses his heroic resignation, through which he hopes to regain his youth and dignity and even win the love of a waitress. But things aren't as they seem at the Café Paraíso, where reality becomes fiction and fiction reality.
Cast & Credits
Directed by
Alonso Ruizpalacios and Alonso Ruizpalacios
Alonso Ruizpalacios (b. Mexico City) studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. He has directed and written for several TV series and stage shows. Café Paraíso has won awards at film festivals in Spain, Mexico, and Italy. Alonso is currently working on his first feature film project, Güeros.
Producer
Patricia Coronado
Editor
Juan Manuel Figueroa
Director of Photography
Damian García
Screenwriter
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Music by
Tomás Barreiro, Freddie Stevenson
Director
Alonso Ruizpalacios
Primary Cast
Tenoch Huerta, José Sefami, Sophie Alexander-Katz, Enrique Arreola
Sound Design
Pablo Fernández
Contacts
Producer
Patricia Coronado
Insurgentes Sur 674, 2nd floor, Del Valle Mexico, 03100
Phone: (5255) 54485339
difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
Insurgentes Sur 674, 2nd floor, Del Valle Mexico, 03100
Phone: (5255) 54485339
difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
Print Source
Alejandro Díaz
Mexican Film Institute
Insurgentes Sur 674, 2nd floor, Del Valle Mexico City, 03100
Phone: 5255 5448 5345
difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
Mexican Film Institute
Insurgentes Sur 674, 2nd floor, Del Valle Mexico City, 03100
Phone: 5255 5448 5345
difuinte@imcine.gob.mx
