[3] It seems like any other Friday at Maquinaria Panamericana S.A., a company specializing in the sale and repair of construction and destruction machinery.

The employees prepare for the coveted weekend, wasting time on little rituals and routines, until an unexpected twist snaps them out of their peaceful monotony.

[9] Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Modern Times and Bunuel apart, there’s a little of a lot of things in Panamerican Machinery.

Absurdist, grotesque Lynchian comedy, as with the employer who strikes the ground with a metal rod in search of burst pipes, rubs up against the air of ‘70s countercultural protest movies, when anything went and when the satire wasn’t as subtle as it is today, and even with Lord of the Flies, as the staff considers murdering an intruder.

"[10] Lucero Solórzano from the newspaper Excélsior wrote: "Panamerican Machinery portrays a very current reality in our country, mired in labor, political, social and economic conflicts that deeply affect morale, undermine hope and cause collective instability...