Culture · Film Festivals
Key Facts
—Zero in competition: Of the 22 films competing for the Palme d’Or at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, which closes Saturday May 23, none is a Latin American production, the first such absence since Kleber Mendonça Filho’s The Secret Agent reached the final round in 2025.
—Marina de Tavira wins: The Mexican actress, Oscar-nominated for Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma in 2019, shared the Un Certain Regard prize for Best Performance Friday May 22 with Daniela Marín Navarro and Mariángel Villegas, for Costa Rican director Valentina Maurel’s Siempre soy tu animal materno.
—Diego Luna returns: The Mexican actor and director presented Ceniza en la boca in Special Screenings, adapted from Brenda Navarro’s 2022 novel, receiving a five-minute ovation at the Salle Buñuel.
