The Pool of the Nobodies
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Hugo Espinosa
Brenda Hinojosa
Laura Berrón
Alex Bautista
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| Directed by | José Luis Solís Olivares |
| Written by | José Luis Solís Olivares |
| Produced by | Damián Cano Ruiz Hugo Espinosa Brenda Hinojosa Laura Berrón |
| Starring | María Mercedes Coroy Alex Bautista |
| Cinematography | Alejandro Cantú |
| Edited by | Gilberto González Penilla |
| Music by | Rodrigo Mier y Arce |
Production company | Kerosen Producciones |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Languages | Spanish Nahuatl Zapotec Kaqchikel |
The Pool of the Nobodies (Spanish: La alberca de los nadies) is a 2022 Mexican drama film written and directed by José Luis Solís Olivares.[1] Starring María Mercedes Coroy & Alex Bautista.[2] It won Best Feature Film, Best Feature Director, Best Feature Actress for María Mercedes Coroy and Best Feature Actor for Alex Bautista at the 2023 Caracas Ibero-American Film Festival.[3]
An indigenous migrant named Alex is put to the ultimate test, forced into the criminal underworld just to live another day. Anayeli, another indigenous migrant, fights to save the life of her unborn child, as well as her own. Both will do unthinkable things to survive.[4]
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:[5][6]
- María Mercedes Coroy as Anayeli
- Alex Bautista as Alex
- Manuel Domínguez
- Antonio Trejo Sánchez
- Katzir Meza
- Carlos Gueta
- David Colorado
- Bety Mancia
- Verónica Andrés Jesús
Production
Principal photography began in November 2021 in Garcia, Nuevo León, Mexico amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]