Mexico’s Mayra Hermosillo Nods to Unconventional Families in Debut Feature ‘Vainilla,’ a Ventana Sur Favorite Backed by ‘Bardo’ Producer Redrum

variety.com:

Holly Jones With a heady dose of ‘80s nostalgia and the gravity that only a script full of fierce intergenerational matriarchs can bring to the table, Mexico’s Mayra Hermosillo revealed a cut of her nuanced and buzzy coming-of-age title “Vainilla,” among the players selected for Ventana Sur’s Primer Corte.

The film is produced by Stacy Perskie, Karla Luna Cantú and Andrea Porras Madero at Mexico’s lauded Redrum, with production credits that include Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Bardo” and Gael Garcia Bernal-fronted Golden Globe winner “Mozart in the Jungle.” Paloma Petra at Nuevo León-based Huasteca Casa Cinematográfica co-produces the project. “The incredible level of detail in the script and how vividly the world and characters came to life stood out to us.

The story felt deeply personal and profoundly moving. We want to support projects that offer fresh perspectives with underrepresented voices and that can inspire audiences, this was a perfect opportunity,” Perskie, Luna Cantú and Porras Madero tell Variety.

Hermosillo’s directorial feature debut follows the plight of seven strong-willed women as they fight to save their family home from foreclosure.