Mexican Film “Pedro Páramo” Leads Ariel 2025 Nominations with 16

Background on Key Figures and Relevance

The Mexican film industry is thriving, as evidenced by the strong support from streaming services for notable films. Rodrigo Prieto, a renowned cinematographer making his directorial debut, helmed “Pedro Páramo,” which has garnered 16 nominations for the 67th Ariel Awards. The Academy Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas (AMACC) organizes these prestigious awards, recognizing the best in Mexican film production for the 2024-2025 cycle.

Alonso Ruizpalacios, another prominent figure in Mexican cinema, directed “La cocina,” which received 13 nominations. His film was backed by the streaming platform Max, highlighting the growing influence of digital services in supporting Mexican filmmakers.

Nominations Overview

“Pedro Páramo” leads the nominations with 16, followed closely by “La cocina” with 13. Other notable contenders include “Sujo,” directed by Astrid Rondero and Fernanda Valadez, and “No nos moverán,” Pierre Saint Martin’s powerful debut. Both films have 10 nominations each.

“Un actor malo,” directed by Jorge Cuchí, received only three nominations despite being included in the Best Picture category. Interestingly, “Corina,” directed by Urzula Barba Hopfner, did not make the Best Picture list but is nominated for Best Direction.

In the Best Animated Feature Film category, only “Uma y Haggen, princesa y vikingo” by Benito Fernández Martínez received a nomination. Last year, this category was left vacant.

Out of the 160 films that responded to AMACC’s call, only 25 received nominations across various categories, representing a 15% success rate among aspiring films.

Nomination Categories

Best Picture:

• “La cocina” – Prod. Filmadora – Dir. Alonso Ruizpalacios
• “No nos moverán” – Prod. Varios Lobos – Dir. Pierre Saint Martin
• “Pedro Páramo” – Prod. Redrum, Woo Films – Dir. Rodrigo Prieto
• “Sujo” – Prod. Enaguas Cine, Corpulenta Producciones, ENAC-UNAM – Dir. Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez
• “Un actor malo” – Prod. Catatonia Cine – Dir. Jorge Cuchí

Best Direction:

• Alonso Ruizpalacios – “La cocina”
• Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez – “Sujo”
• Pierre Saint Martin – “No nos moverán”
• Rodrigo Prieto – “Pedro Páramo”
• Urzula Barba Hopfner – “Corina”

Best Cinematography:

• Juan Pablo Ramírez – “La cocina”
• Rodrigo Prieto, Nicolás Aguilar – “Pedro Páramo”
• Ximena Amann – “Sujo”

Best Documentary Feature:

• “Concierto para otras manos” – Dir. Ernesto González Díaz
• “El guardián de las monarcas” – Dir. Emiliano Ruprah de Fina
• “Estado de silencio” – Dir. Santiago Maza Stern
• “La falla” – Dir. Alana Simões
• “La mujer de estrellas y montañas” – Dir. Santigo Esteinou
• “Tratado de invisibilidad” – Dir. Luciana Kaplan

Best Directorial Debut:

• “Corina” – Urzula Barba Hopfner
• “El grosor del polvo” – Jonathan Hernández
• “No nos moverán” – Pierre Saint Martin
• “Pedro Páramo” – Rodrigo Prieto
• “Vergüenza” – Miguel Salgado

Best Iberoamerican Film:

• “El 47” – Dir. Marcel Barrena (Spain)
• “El jockey” – Dir. Luis Ortega (Argentina)
• “El ladrón de perros” – Dir. Vinko Tomicic Salinas (Bolivia)
• “El lugar de la otra” – Dir. Maite Alberdi (Chile)

Best Original Screenplay:

• “Sujo” – Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez
• “No nos moverán” – Pierre Saint Martin, Iker Compean Leroux
• “Corina” – Samuel Sosa Derat, Urzula Barab Hopfner

Best Adapted Screenplay:

• “La cocina” – Alonso Ruizpalacios
• “Casi el paraíso” – Edgar San Juan, Juan Curi, Hipatia Argüero
• “Pedro Páramo” – Mateo Gil

Best Actor:

• Alfonso Dosal – “Un actor malo”
• Juan Jesús Varela – “Sujo”
• Juan Ramón López – “Vergüenza”
• Manuel García Rulfo – “Pedro Páramo”
• Raúl Briones – “La cocina”

Best Actress:

• Adriana Paz – “Arillo de Hombre Muerto”
• Fiona Palomo – “Un actor malo”
• Luisa Huertas – “No nos moverán”
• Naian González Norvind – “Corina”

Best Supporting Actress:

• Agustina Quinci – “No nos moverán”
• Carolina Politi – “Corina”
• Giovanna Zacarías – “Pedro Páramo”
• Laura de Ita – “Corina”
• Mayra Batalla – “Pedro Páramo”
• Yadira Pérez Esteban – “Sujo”

Best Supporting Actor:

• Alixis Varela – “Sujo”
• Héctor Kotsifakis – “Pedro Páramo”
• Noé Hernández – “Arillo de hombre muerto”

Revelation Actor:

• Andrés Revo – “Hombres íntegros”
• Jairo Hernández – “Sujo”
• José Alberto Patiño – “No nos moverán”
• Sofía Quezada – “Armas blancas”

Animated Short Film:

• “Aferrado” – Dir. Esteban Azuela
• “Dolores” – Dir. Cecilia Andalón Delgadillo
• “Fulgores” – Dir. Andrés Palma Celorio
• “La carretera de los perros” – Dir. Carlos Rueda
• “Ser semilla” – Julia Granillo Tostado

Animated Feature Film:

• “Uma y Haggen, princesa y vikingo” – Dir. Benito Fernández Martínez

Documentary Short Film:

• “Anónima inmensidad” – Dir. Paulina del Paso
• “Buscando un burro” – Dir. Juan Vicente Manrique
• “Hasta encontrarlos” – Dir. Jean Chapiro Uziel
• “Pequeños zorros” – Dirs. Ximeana Guzmán, Balam Toscano
• “Vientre de luna” – Liliana Guadalupe López López

Fiction Short Film:

• “El límite del cuerpo” – Dir. Berenice Ubeda Alzaga
• “La cascada” – Dir. Pablo Delgado
• “Passarinho” – Dir. Natalia García Agraz
• “Spiritum” – Dir. Adolfo Margulis
• “Viaje de negocios” – Dir. Gerardo Coello Escalante

Best Art Direction:

• Alisarine Ducolomb – “No nos moverán”
• Carlos Y. Jacques, Eugenio Caballero – “Pedro Páramo”
• Sandra Cabriada – “La cocina”

Best Editing:

• Astrid Rendero, Fernanda Valadez, Susan Corda – “Sujo”
• Roberto Bolado, Raúl Zendejas – “No nos moverán”
• Yibrán Azuad – “La cocina”

Best Special Effects:

• Alejandro Vázquez – “Pedro Páramo”
• Gregorio Vega – “La cocina”
• Yoshiro Hernández – “Párvulos: Hijos del apocalipsis”

Best Visual Effects:

• Luis Montemayor – “Jíkuri: Viaje desde el país de los tarahumaras”
• Marco Maldonado – “Pedro Páramo”
• Raúl Luna – “La cocina”

Best Makeup:

• Fernanda Juárez, Ana Ximena Serrano Sierra – “Una historia de amor y guerra”
• Itzel Peña García – “La cocina”
• Lucy Betancourt – “Pedro Páramo”
• Roberto Ortiz, Ana Flores – “Párvulos: Hijos del apocalipsis”

Best Sound:

• “La cocina” – Javier Umpierrez, Isabel Muñoz Cota, Michelle Couttolenc, Jaime Baksht
• “Sujo” – Omar Juárez Espino, Patricia Balderas Castro, Josué Ramos Cruz, Alejandro Mayorquin
• “Pedro Páramo” – Santiago Núñez, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Skip Lievsay, Rich Bologna

Best Costume Design:

• Adela Cortázar – “La cocina”
• Anna Barroso Bou – “Corina”
• Anna Terrazas – “Pedro Páramo”
• Lupita Peckinpah – “La arriera”