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Total Loss (Spanish: Pérdida total) is a 2024 Mexican black tragicomedy[1] film co-written, co-produced and directed by Enrique Begné.[2] It stars Leonardo Ortizgris as Claudio, a con man who becomes entangled with a powerful mafia boss when he tries to collect the insurance on his truck.[3]

Directed byEnrique Begné
Written byErnesto Anaya
Enrique Begné
Produced byEnrique Begné
Mónica Lozano
Alejandro Safa
Pato Safa
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Total Loss
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Directed byEnrique Begné
Written byErnesto Anaya
Enrique Begné
Produced byEnrique Begné
Mónica Lozano
Alejandro Safa
Pato Safa
StarringLeonardo Ortizgris
CinematographyFederico Barbabosa
Edited byMacarena Hernández Abreu
Music byArdalan Payvar
Joan Valent
Production
companies
Terregal Films
Dos abrazos
Óxido
Groovy Chaos
Release dates
  • October 22, 2024 (2024-10-22) (FICM)
  • March 27, 2025 (2025-03-27) (Mexico)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish
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Synopsis

Claudio is a con man, an absent father, and a compulsive liar who thinks he can abandon his truck on the highway and claim it as a total loss from the insurance company. However, when the body of a drug dealer's son is found in the same area, Claudio becomes bait to catch the criminal.[4][5]

Cast

  • Leonardo Ortizgris as Claudio Gómez Restrepo
  • Hector Kotsifakis as Rojo
  • Jorge A. Jimenez as Coyote
  • Joaquín Cosio as Bonilla
  • Alejandro Calva as Arturo
  • Tato Alexander as Tere
  • Ana Sofia Gatica as Vanessa
  • Enrique Arreola as Toño
  • Paulo Galindo as Buho
  • Rodrigo Oviedo as Norte
  • Randy Vasquez as Paul Stain
  • Sheila Flores as Zambrano's wife
  • Oliver Cantú Lozano as Police
  • Julieta Chichino as Xime
  • Ana Sofía Muñoz Polendo as Elvira

Production

Principal photography began on September 26, 2022, in Torreón, Mexico, lasting 25 days.[6][7]

Release

The film had its world premiere on October 22, 2024, at the 22nd Morelia International Film Festival,[8] then was commercially released on March 27, 2025, in Mexican theaters.[9]

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