Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN
There is no doubt that Alfonso Cuaron is incredible. He’s made great movies including ROMA, GRAVITY and HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (my fave of the entire saga).
But my favorite movie from Cuaron has to be Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN (trailer here), co-written with his brother, Carlos Cuaron. The film earned them a Best Screenplay Oscar nomination back in 2003. It’s a coming-of-age and self-discovery journey of two 17-year-olds, Tenoch and Julio, who embark on a road trip in rural Mexico with Luisa, a woman in her late 20s. Apart from the astonshing cinematography, the story itself is what made this film successful and made a lot noise in a time when it was controversial to openly speak about topics involving sexual openness and masculinity—in a culture where machismo was heavily ingrained at the time. It was brave of the Cuaron brothers to bring this story to life in such a tumultuous time in Mexico, and as Maribel Verdu (who plays Luisa) said in an interview: “On that front the movie was ahead of its time. It shows things that no one did back then. No one dared.” And I couldn’t agree more. Go watch it if you haven’t already. And if you did watch it nearly two decades ago, I promise you it’s worth a rewatch.
—Eri Taira, Graphic Designer
—Carrie Smith, Executive Assistant
