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Mexico Marks First Blockbuster of the Year With Wedding Rom-Com ‘Mesa de Regalos’ From the Mediapro Studio and Pampa Films
Mexico has had its first homegrown blockbuster of the year with wedding romcom ‘Mesa de Regalos’ with more than 1.7 million admissions.
According to the latest report from Canacine, the Mexican Film Industry’s Chamber of Commerce, theatrical admissions grew 33% in 2023 compared to the previous year but still lagged 32.30% behind its pre-Covid benchmark of 2019. Directed by Noé Santillán-López (“Infelices para siempre,” “Veinteañera, divorciada y fantástica”) it stars Cassandra Sánchez-Navarro and José Eduardo Derbez, and has continued to lure more auds since its Jan. 16 theatrical release by Disney. Penned by Juan Carlos Aparicio, Mateo Stivelberg and Daniela Richer, the romcom follows Antonia (Sánchez-Navarro) and Nicolás (Derbez), two inseparable friends who, after watching their peers achieve emotional and professional stability, feel stuck in their own lives.
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