Netflix is banking on auteur filmmakers for a slew Mexico-based and financed projects. Among the notable filmmakers we find Chilean filmmaker (The Mole Agent and The Eternal Memory) Maite Alberdi who is setting up her next docu with the working title Un hijo propio. This is about the deep longing to become a mother and the constant pressure from those around her drive Alejandra to fake a pregnancy. What begins as a simple lie quickly spirals into a complex charade that she must sustain for months in front of her hopeful husband and family. Trapped in a consuming deception, Alejandra is pushed to cross an irreversible line, unleashing a media scandal that will shake the entire country.
Alonso Ruizpalacios previously had the support of Netflix for his docu A Cop Movie – and he;’ll re-team with them for Aura. An adaptation of the novel by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, published in 1962. Aura tells the story of Felipe Montero, a young historian who applies for a job with Doña Consuelo, General Llorente’s widow, to organize and finish writing her late husband’s memoirs. In exchange, Felipe must live in the house, a mysterious place that remains in darkness to avoid memories of the general. There, he soon meets Aura, Doña Consuelo’s niece, in an unsettling atmosphere reminiscent of an eerie garden. In a state of intoxication, Felipe will discover that Aura’s dependence on the old woman goes beyond the imaginable.
Not to be confused with Cesar Diaz’s Mexico 86, Diego Luna joins helmer Gabriel Ripstein for México 86 – a satire and gallows humor, México 86 chronicles Mexico’s improbable bid to host the 1986 World Cup—an audacious, against-all-odds feat made possible only by pure Mexican ingenuity. Here is the projects that Netflix will get behind.
AURA | Coming Soon
Adaptation of the novel by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes, published in 1962. Aura tells the story of Felipe Montero, a young historian who applies for a job with Doña Consuelo, General Llorente’s widow, to organize and finish writing her late husband’s memoirs. In exchange, Felipe must live in the house, a mysterious place that remains in darkness to avoid memories of the general. There, he soon meets Aura, Doña Consuelo’s niece, in an unsettling atmosphere reminiscent of an eerie garden. In a state of intoxication, Felipe will discover that Aura’s dependence on the old woman goes beyond the imaginable.
DIRECTED AND WRITTEN BY: Alonso Ruizpalacios
PRODUCERS: Stacy Perskie
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CONTRA EL HURACÁN | Coming Soon
In the middle of the sea, Wirpul and his half-brother Candi fight for survival when an unexpected storm turns into Hurricane Otis, a category 5 hurricane, off the coast of Acapulco. A story of fraternity, inequality, and extreme courage, where brotherly love becomes their only hope.
DIRECTED BY: Jorge Michel Grau
WRITTEN BY: José Leonor Alejandro, Jorge Michel Grau, and Venancio Villalobos
PRODUCERS: Alexis Fridman, Julián de Tavira, Diego Rabasa, Héctor Villegas, and Viridiana Torres
CAST: Benny Emmanuel, Kristyan Ferrer, Mónica del Carmen, Mónica Jiménez, Gonzalo Vega, and Andrew Leland.
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THE FOLLIES | On Netflix, November 2025
The Follies, directed by Rodrigo García, embraces the intensity and authenticity of human emotions when pushed to the limit. Six women, undergoing processes of self-discovery marked by confinement, self-censorship, and social and family pressure, unexpectedly cross paths on a rainy day in Mexico City.
DIRECTED BY: Rodrigo García
WRITTEN BY: Rodrigo García
PRODUCERS: Gerardo Gatica, Pablo Zimbrón – Panorama
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Ximena Calvo
CAST: Cassandra Ciangherotti, Alfredo Castro, Ángeles Cruz, Natalia Solián, Naian González Norvind, Raúl Briones, Ilse Salas, Fernanda Castillo, Mercedes Hernández, Roberto Sosa, Mónica del Carmen, Daniel Tovar, Vicky Araico, Natalia Plascencia, with Luisa Huertas and Adriana Barraza.
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LA HORA DE LOS VALIENTES | Coming Soon
A psychoanalyst is sentenced to community service following a traffic accident and is assigned to provide therapeutic support to a police agent devastated by his wife’s infidelity. The two will face unimaginable dangers together.
DIRECTED BY: Ariel Winograd
PRODUCERS: Hugo Sigman, Matías Mosteirin, Leticia Cristi, Diego Copello, Eréndira Núñez Larios
PRODUCTION COMPANY: K&S Films
CAST: Luis Gerardo Méndez, Memo Villegas, Christian Tappan, Verónica Bravo, Noé Hernández.
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MÉXICO 86 | Coming Soon
Steeped in satire and gallows humor, México 86 chronicles Mexico’s improbable bid to host the 1986 World Cup—an audacious, against-all-odds feat made possible only by pure Mexican ingenuity.
DIRECTED BY: Gabriel Ripstein
WRITTEN BY: Daniel Krauze and Gabriel Ripstein
PRODUCERS: Christian Gabela, Nicolas Atlan, and Sidonie Dumas
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Diego Luna
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Gaumont USA
CAST: Diego Luna
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UN HIJO PROPIO (Working title) | Coming Soon | Feature documentary
The deep longing to become a mother and the constant pressure from those around her drive Alejandra to fake a pregnancy. What begins as a simple lie quickly spirals into a complex charade that she must sustain for months in front of her hopeful husband and family. Trapped in a consuming deception, Alejandra is pushed to cross an irreversible line, unleashing a media scandal that will shake the entire country.
DIRECTED BY: Maite Alberdi
WRITTEN BY: Julián Loyola and Esteban Student
PRODUCERS: Maximiliano Sangine and Sandra Godinez – Gato Grande
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Carla González Vargas, Megan Espinoza
CAST: Ana Celeste Montalvo Peña, Luisa Guzmán, Armando Espitia, Casio Figueroa, Alejandro Porter, with Mayra Batalla and Ángeles Cruz.