Misterio (1980)
- Directed by
- Marcela Fernández Violante
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A TV star confuses his own life with the fictional soap opera he is filming. His costar, the director, and the screenwriter are drawn into the blurring of reality and performance.
suspensefulmetapsychologicalunsettlingdeliberatetensedarkintricate
What happens
Misterio (Mystery) is a 1980 Mexican thriller film, directed and written by Marcela Fernández Violante. The film stars Juan Ferrara, as a TV star who blurs reality with the plot of the soap opera he is shooting. Helena Rojo plays Sandra, his co-star, while Víctor Junco is the TV director and Beatríz Sheridan is the screenwriter. Misterio is adapted from a novel written by Vicente Leñero, who adapted it for the screen. The film received eight Ariel Awards in 1980, including Best Actor (Ferrara), Best Actress (Rojo), Best Supporting Actor (Junco), and Best Supporting Actress (Sheridan). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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