# La Pura Vida

La Pura Vida is a 2024 Mexican drama film written, produced and directed by Dylan Verrechia, starring Naomy Romo, Filiberto González, Angélica González and Oscar Reyes, and cameos from Hebert Axel, Aydée González and Pepe Mogt de Nortec, with music by Karl Pettersen. The feature drama has been screened at over 100 film festivals, won 53 awards and received 28 nominations including Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe [es],. Best Feature Drama at Author Film Festival, Best Mexican Feature at Rosarito Film Festival, Honorable Mention for Best International Narrative Feature at the Williamsburg International Film Festival, Best Self-Funded Film at Cine Pobre Film Festival, Best Feature Film at Paris Art & Movie Awards, and Best Film About Women at New York International Women Festival, and officially selected at El Ojo Cojo Film Festival, at Harlem International Film Festival, and at Mix Mexico Film Festival.

## Synopsis

Nana and Fili live in Tijuana, Mexico, and try to make ends meet but struggle with money. Fili's parents, Oscar and Angie, are on their way from their home in Valle de Guadalupe (the wine country in Baja California) to their second home in Cozumel. They stop uninvited to Nana's house. The parents slowly invade her space, making it theirs, and in the course of it destroy her fragile couple with her husband-to-be.

## Cast

* Naomy Romo
* Filiberto González
* Angélica González
* Oscar Reyes
* Adriana Primavera
* Hebert Axel
* Vladimir Zamudio
* Aydée González
* Pepe Mogt Nortec
* Dylan Verrechia
* Diana Cuevas
* Mabel Sauceda
* Abril Sauceda
* Fabriana Cafalli
* Luna Zamudio
* Ricardo Zamudio

## Screenings

The film was screened in over 100 film festivals including El Ojo Cojo Film Festival, Harlem International Film Festival, Festival Mix Mexico, Cine Pobre Film Festival and Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe.

## Awards

* Best Feature Drama at Author Film Festival 2024,
* Honorable Mention for Best International Narrative Feature Film at Williamsburg International Film Festival 2024,
* Best Mexican Feature at Rosarito Film Festival 2024,
* Best Original Score at Filmmaker Chicago Awards 2024,
* Silver Award for Best Director at International Gold Awards 2024,
* Silver Award for Best Producer at International Gold Awards 2024,
* Silver Awards for Best Actress at International Gold Awards 2024,
* International Gold Awards for Best Original Score at International Gold Awards 2024,
* Best Self-Funded Film at Cine Pobre Film Festival 2024,
* Kurrak Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe [es] 2024,
* Kurrak Rama de Oro for Best Screenplay at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe 2024,
* Kurrak Rama de Oro for Best Actress at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe 2024,
* Kurrak Rama de Oro for Best Original Music at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe 2024,
* Kurrak Rama de Oro for Best Supporting Actor at Festival de Cine del Valle de Guadalupe 2024,
* Jury Prize for Best Women Emancipation at Prague Underground Film Festival 2024,
* Festival Award for Best Actor in a Feature Film at Santa Cruz Independent Film Festival 2024,
* Festival Award for Best Actress in a Feature Film at Santa Cruz Independent Film Festival 2024,
* Certificate of Appreciation for Best Feature Film at Islampur International Film Festival 2024,
* Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Narrative Feature at Luis Buñuel Memorial Awards 2024,
* Best Comedy/Dark Comedy at Tabriz Cinema Awards 2024,
* Best Feature Film at Brazil International Film Festival 2024,
* Jury Prize for Best Feature Film at David Film Festival 2024,
* Jury Prize for Best Actress at David Film Festival 2024,
* Jury Prize for Best Actor at David Film Festival 2024,
* Best Narrative Feature at New York Arthouse Film Festival 2024,
* Jury Prize for Best Feature at Europa Film Festival 2024,
* PAMA Award for Best Feature Film at Paris Art & Movie Awards 2024,
* Best Acting Ensemble at Sacramento Independent Film Festival 2024,
* Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Brandenburg International Film Festival 2024,
* Jury Prize for Best Actress at Brandenburg International Film Festival 2024,
* Best International Narrative Feature at Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 2024,
* Best Film About Women at New York International Women Festival 2024,
* Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Phuket International Film Festival 2024,
* Honorable Mention for Best Narrative Feature at The Great Britain Silver Screen Awards 2024,
* Best Feature Film at AIMAFF Athens International Art Film Festival 2024,
* Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at Hong Kong International Festival 2024,
* Best Actress at Stockholm City Film Festival 2024,
* Best Feature Film at Stockholm City Film Festival 2024,
* Best Director at Stockholm City Film Festival 2024,
* Best Feature Film at London Independent Film Awards 2024,
* Sweden Film Award for Best Feature Film at Sweden Film Awards 2023,
* Sweden Film Award for Best Actress at Sweden Film Awards 2023,
* Festival Award for Best International Narrative Feature at Dubai International Cine Film Festival 2023,
* Best Narrative Feature at Singapore Independent Film Fair 2023,
* Jury Award for Best Women's Film at Dhaka International Cultural Film Festival 2023,
* Critic's Choice for Best Narrative Feature at Toronto International Filmmakers' Festival 2023,
* Best Director at The Grand Film Festival of Maldives 2023,
* Outstanding Achievement for Best Director at Berlin Motion Picture Awards 2023,
* Outstanding Achievement for Best Narrative Feature at Berlin Morion Picture Awards 2023,
* Best Actress at Berlin Motion Picture Awards 2023,
* Best Director at Swedish Academy of Motion Picture Awards 2023,
* Jury Prize for Best Director at Sydney Global Cinema Festival 2023,
* Outstanding Achievement for Best International Narrative Feature at Paris Cine Festival 2023