Following in the footsteps of acclaimed Mexican directors Guillermo del Toro, AlfonsoCuarón and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Fernando Fríasde la Parra has entered the awards conversation this year with his featureI'm No Longer Here,Mexico's official submission for the best international feature Oscar.
The Netflix film,Ya No Estoy Aqui in Spanish, follows a group of teens inMonterrey, Mexico who spend their days dancing to cumbia music from Colombia as part of the"Kolombia" subculture.
The leader of the crew, Ulises, is later threatened by a rival gang and escapes to New York City, stranded far from his way of life.
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