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This Wednesday, September 24 at 7:00 p.m., filmmaker Luis Quijano will return to his hometown to share his distinctive approach to horror and fantasy storytelling. The Mayamax Hall of the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya will host a special showcase featuring five short films and a preview of his upcoming feature film.
Internationally recognized after screenings at major festivals such as the 2025 New York Latino Film Festival, Quijano seeks to bring genre cinema closer to Yucatecan audiences through stories that explore human complexity and the limits of imagination.
The program includes:
- Caminante, caminante: La leyenda del huay chivo — a tale of conflict between religious faith and ancestral beliefs in a Yucatecan village.
- Caviar Star — the story of a Brazilian actress haunted by a vengeful spirit in her pursuit of success in Los Angeles.
- All the Things — an intimate story about a man packing his entire life into a suitcase.
- AVEM — where a young migrant undergoes a bodily transformation as a metaphor for freedom and change.
- A Banana Boat commercial, completing the selection.
Audiences will also enjoy an exclusive preview of Me gusta más crudo, Quijano’s feature film about Fernando and Andrea, a cannibal couple whose twisted relationship becomes a ritual of desire, power, and resistance.
The evening will include a red carpet, a Q&A with the filmmaker, and a closing cocktail reception, organized by the Universidad de las Artes de Yucatán (UNAY) in collaboration with the Secretaría de la Cultura y las Artes, Patronato Cultur, the Gran Museo del Mundo Maya, the Yucatán Symphony Orchestra, its Patronato, and Dinercap.
Luis Quijano, a director, producer, and screenwriter born in Mérida, has built his career in Mexico and the United States, receiving grants and awards for his work. Through his production company, Balché Films, he has focused on horror and fantasy as ways to reflect the complexity of human nature.
“Presenting my work in Mérida means returning to my origins. I want to encourage young people not to give up, to set goals and pursue them with persistence—because cinema is a challenging path, but with perseverance, it is possible,” he said.