The Terrible Power of Fiction (2026)
María Finojosa, wife of Spanish settler Juan de Cervantes, tunes into the fragile memory of the exact moment when her husband became obsessed with founding a town that would perpetuate his family name. In the middle of the 19th century, in the mountains of Costa Rica, María's memory of her husband's Quixote-like delusions, unravels like the reel of an old film, projected onto the persistent rain and the constant lurking of the cracks of fiction.
Director:
David Loynaz
Writer:
David Loynaz
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Leo Van Schie as Juan de Cervantes |
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Flora Vargas León as María Finojosa |
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Alon Campos Perez as Ángel de la muerte |
| Editing | Mandarava Bricaire | Editor |
| Camera | Carolina Mora | Director of Photography |
| Art | Samantha Solís Salazar | Production Design |
| Sound | Sebastián Gutierrez | Location Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sabrina San Gil | Wardrobe Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Saiph Castillo | Wardrobe Designer |
| Production | Mandarava Bricaire | Executive Producer |
| Production | Natalia Quesada | Producer |
| Production | Pietro Bulgarelli | Executive Producer |
| Writing | David Loynaz | Screenplay |
| Directing | David Loynaz | Director |