A FISHERMAN'S TALE Trailer Premiere: New Mexican Folk Horror From THE GASOLINE THIEVES' Edgar Nito

We are very pleased to premiere the trailer for a new Mexican folk horror film called A Fisherman's Tale (Un cuento de pescadores). This is the new film from Edgar Nito the director of the Tribeca hit, The Gasoline Thieves. This time, with one of their co-writers from that first film, Alfredo Mendoza, they are exploring the legend of La Miringua. 

A Fisherman's Tale is the cinematic adaptation of a Purépecha legend that is passed down by word of mouth in the lake areas of Central Mexico. It tells the story of a spirit that takes the form of a woman to attract fishermen to the depths of the lake, where it bewitches them. La Miringua, whose name means forgetting or forgetting, confuses people, making them lose track of time and space, until they forget themselves.

THE DIRECTOR OF “THE GASOLINE THIEVES” RETURNS

 

WITH “A FISHERMAN'S TALE,” A FILM OF MEXICAN

 

LEGENDS AND FOLK HORROR

 

AFTER HIS AWARD-WINNING DEBUT FEATURE, DIRECTOR EDGAR NITO

WILL PREMIERE HIS SECOND FILM AT THE SITGES FILM FESTIVAL, THE

MOST IMPORTANT HORROR GENRE FESTIVAL, AND AT FIC MORELIA

 

Following the success of his debut feature film The Gasoline Thieves, with which he won the Best New Director award at the Tribeca Festival, Mexican filmmaker Edgar Nito presents his second film, A FISHERMAN'S TALE, which will have its world premiere at the SITGES Film Festival, the most important genre film festival, and later have its national premiere at the renowned Morelia International Film Festival.

 

A FISHERMAN'S TALE is a cinematic adaptation of a Purepecha legend passed down orally in the lake regions of Central Mexico. It tells the story of a spirit that takes the form of a woman to lure fishermen into the depths of the lake, where it enchants them. “La Miringua, whose name means oblivion or to forget, confuses people, making them lose their sense of time and space until they forget themselves,” writes Edgar about his film, which he co-wrote with Alfredo Mendoza (The Gasoline Thieves and Shame).

 

It is an ensemble film featuring a mix of local talent and well-established actors from the Mexican cinema scene: Jorge A. Jiménez (Colosio), Alejandra Herrera (Kokoloco), Andrés Delgado (Impossible Things), Renata Vaca (Saw X), Hoze Meléndez (I Dream in Another Language), Myriam Bravo (Mixtec Knot), Mercedes Hernández (Identifying Features), and Noé Hernández (Miss Bala).

 

A FISHERMAN'S TALE blends thriller elements with folk horror, creating imagery that merges the unsettling with the beauty of the lakes and islands of the Pátzcuaro region in Michoacán. It mixes reality and fantasy to give voice to the tales and stories of the fishermen, following a free-flowing structure akin to the legends themselves. The film offers a stark contrast to the vibrant colors of Disney’s Coco.

 

The film is produced by PIROTECNIA Films with Dr. Carlos Eguiluz as producer, and by EL ESTUDIO with Juan Sárquis as producer and Pablo Cruz (Luis Miguel, the Series) and Enrique López Lavigne (Verónica) as executive producers. It is also co-produced with 4 WAYS from Los Angeles, featuring David Manzanales and Alex Ferrufino (Splash City).