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One last drink

In this historical fiction on Frida Kahlo, La Catrina (death) pursues her, finding out details on her accident, family, lovers, art and the epic relation with Diego Rivera. After some drinks, like best friends, they'll decide the fate of the painter.

  • Susy López Pérez
    Director
  • Susy López Pérez
    Writer
  • Susy López Pérez
    Producer
  • Sría. de Cultura Puebla-Cultura en Casa
    Producer
  • Susy López Pérez
    Key Cast
    "Frida Kahlo"
  • Blanca Lander Rojas
    Key Cast
    "Catrina"
  • Guadalupe "la Pilla" Gómez
    Key Cast
    "Singer"
  • Carlitos Monfil
    Key Cast
    "Guitar player"
  • Gerardo Leiva
    Cinematography and edition
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    La última y nos vamos
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Biopic, fantastic, fiction, historic fiction, puppetry, women, art, opera prima
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 5, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    2,275 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Mexico
  • Country of Filming:
    Mexico
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital. Codex H264
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Premio ATINA VIrtual 2020 (Argentinian Independent Theatre Guild)
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    March 26, 2021
    Argentinian Premiere
    Best Latin American Production for Teenagers
  • EnSerio Film Festival 2021
    Cali
    Colombia
    November 26, 2021
    Honorific Mention by the Jury
  • International Moving Film Festival 2021
    Arvand Free Zone
    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    December 27, 2021
    Middle East Premiere
    Semi-finalist, Fiction Short
  • Bogocine 38
    Bogotá
    Colombia
    October 21, 2021
    Colombian Premiere
    Documental sobre arte "Enrique Grau"
  • Xposure International Photography & FIlm Festival 2022
    Sharjah
    United Arab Emirates
    February 9, 2022
    Arabian Premiere
    Oficial Selection
  • Lift-off Global Network
    London
    United Kingdom
    November 22, 2021
    British Premiere
    Official Selection
  • First time Filmmaker Sessions
    London
    United Kingdom
    December 10, 2021
    Official Selection December
  • 13 Pilas in Short 2021
    Sevilla
    Spain
    December 11, 2021
    Spanish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • 5th International Folklore Film Festival
    Kerala
    India
    January 1, 2022
    Indian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • VII Mostra Curta Vazantes
    Recife
    Brazil
    June 14, 2021
    Brazilian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • VI CINE JARDIM – FESTIVAL LATINO-AMERICANO DE CINEMA DE BELO JARDIM
    Belo Jardim
    Brazil
    August 16, 2021
    Oficial Selection
  • IV FENACIR
    Río Verde
    Mexico
    August 20, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 5 Festival de Cine Infantil Churumbela
    Mexico City, Michoacán, Mérida, Monterrey
    Mexico
    September 18, 2021
    Official Selection
  • 8 Cinetekton - Festival de Cine y Arquitectura
    Puebla
    Mexico
    November 9, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Free FIlm Fest Pro
    Cordoba
    Argentina
    May 30, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Cultura en Casa-Susy López Títeres
    Puebla
    Mexico
    January 9, 2021
    Mexican & World Premiere
  • Todos con la Palma Film Festival
    Canarias, Madrid
    Spain
    December 23, 2021
  • International Children's Film Fest - Golden Flower Awards
    Beijing
    China
    March 11, 2022
    China Premiere
  • Standalone Film Festival & Awards 2022
    Hollywood
    United States
    March 23, 2022
    USA
  • Festival RENUAC
    Santiago
    Chile
    March 27, 2022
    Chilean
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Tequila
    Tequila
    Mexico
    April 27, 2022
  • RNAB Film Fest - Revealing New Brasilian Actors
    Sao Paolo
    Brazil
    April 8, 2022
Distribution Information
  • Susy López Títeres
    Sales Agent
    Country: Mexico
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Susy López Pérez

(English below)
Directora, productora, actriz, titiritera, este cortometraje es su ópera prima, merecedora de uno de los Premios ATINA Virtual en Argentina: Mejor Producción para Adolescentes; Mejor Directora en el Festival RENUAC de Chile, Mejor Guionista Femenina en el FIC RNAB de Brasil y Mención Honorífica al Talento Creativo en el FIC Tequila, México.
Su trabajo busca la revaloración del arte del títere y la transversalidad en la creación. Las restricciones pandémicas expandieron su labor teatral al cortometraje de animación en vivo, mientras se titulaba con mención honorífica en Literatura Aplicada (Creative Writing) en la U. Iberoamericana.
Premio Héroe Desconocido-Ciudadano Distinguido (Puebla 2019) y Medalla Forjadores de Puebla (2019), es egresada de la UDLAP, del Centro de Estudios para el Uso de la Voz, y de la Escuela Latinoamericana del Arte del Títere. Profesionalmente inició en México y España como actriz, para después incursionar en la dirección escénica. Luego se especializó en teatro de figuras en Bélgica y Francia con Natacha Belova, Alain Lecucq, Frank Soehnle; con Ana Alvarado (Argentina) y en otros rubros escénicos con Jaime Chabaud, Alberto Villareal, Jorge Vargas, Abraham Oceransky, Francisco Beverido...
Nominada a la Presea Nacional Rosete Aranda y jurado de selección de su Festival, traduce para la World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts y l’Union International de la Marionnette. Ha sido Jurado Creadores Escénicos FONCA, SACPC, Títeres en Corto-CENART, Muestras Estatales de Teatro en México y tutora del Programa Nacional de Teatro Escolar. Becaria UNIMA, INBA, FOESCAP, IMACP y del Centro Cultural de España, dirige y produce en su foro independiente, además de presentarse en los teatros del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, la Universidad Nacional de México, Muestra Nacional de Teatro, Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Teatros CDMX y en festivales de México y el extranjero (Canadá, Argentina, Costa Rica, Francia, Cuba, Israel, Estados Unidos, Taiwán).

Biographical sketch
SUSY LÓPEZ P.
Mainly a stage artist, the actual pandemic restrictions have expanded her work to the production of live action short films with puppets, and is now more committed to scriptwriting and seeking funding for future projects. Director, producer, actress and puppeteer, this short is her first, yet deserved one of the ATINA Virtual 2020 Awards in Argentina, as Best Production for Young Audiences. Her creations seek the appreciation of the art of puppetry and transversality within the arts.
She was honored with the Unknown Hero Citizen Award and the Forjadores de Puebla Medal, both in 2019. Graduate from the University of the Americas-Puebla, CEUVOZ (Voice and Speech Study Center) and the Latin American Puppetry Arts School (ELAT), she will soon receive her Master Degree in Applied Literature. Professionally, she started as an actress in Mexico and Spain, then expanded her career into directing and specialized in puppetry in Belgium and France, with Natacha Belova, Alain Lecucq, Frank Soehnle; with the argentinians Ana Alvarado and Rafael Curci, and in dramaturgy, direction, and other stage matters with Jaime Chabaud, Alberto Villareal, Jorge Vargas, Abraham Oceransky, Francisco Beverido...
Nominated to the Presea Nacional Rosete Aranda 2018 and selecting jury for its International Festival, she volunteered as translator for the World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts and the UNIMA (Union International de la Marionnette 2017-2018). Juror for the national endowment for the arts program Creadores Escénicos FONCA, for State Theatre Festivals and tutor for the School Theatre National Program (PNTE), she also received grants from UNIMA’s Latin America Comission, INBA, FOESCAP, IMACP and the Centro Cultural de España.
Creating in the company’s independent stage, her team tours throughout Mexico, Festivals and abroad, with seasons or programmed in theaters such as those of Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, the Universidad Nacional de México, Muestra Nacional de Teatro, Secretaría de Cultura, Sistema de Teatros CDMX and in Canada, Argentina, Costa Rica, France, Belgium, Cuba, Israel, USA and Taiwán.

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Director Statement

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Sobre el cortometraje.
Hace tiempo que la muerte ronda a Frida. Desde que amputaron su pierna, los días no siempre son buenos, pero ella, fuerte y alegre, vive la vida.
En "La última y nos vamos", se mezcla el lenguaje del cine con teatro de títeres, en un homenaje a Frida Kahlo y a la música tradicional mexicana. La narrativa literario-visual progresa con una animación que no es digital, sino live action con figuras de manipulación directa, movidas con fineza y precisión. Para la realización de esta ficción histórica, se consultaron muchos archivos: fotografías, cartas, su Diario, ensayos, museografías y entrevistas. Así, las palabras de Frida-títere en este cortometraje, no sólo son ciertas, sino que muchas salieron de la pluma de la pintora. El encanto de los títeres, el mundo miniatura, el humor, nuestra cultura y folklore, nos ayudan a mostrar, en este cuento-perfil, a la mujer valerosa y alegre que fue, junto con algunos recovecos sobre su persona que pocos conocen y dan profundidad a su imagen.

On the short.
1954. Death has been pursueing Frida for a while. Since the leg issue, her days aren't that good, but she does know how to live life.
"One last drink", where puppets mingle with movies and art, is an homage to Frida Kahlo and traditional mexican music. In here, animation is not digital, but live action performed with table top puppets. The narrative, literary and visual, progresses thanks to the research made for this historical fiction: pictures, letters, her Diary, essays, museography and interviews. Hence, most of Frida's dialogues are not only true, but came out of her own pen. The miniature world, the charming dolls, humour and mexican folklore, all help display, in this profile-tale, the strenght, joy and some hidden corners of Mexico's most reknowned female painter.