Valentina or the Serenity

[1] Starring Danae Ahuja Aparicio who plays a little girl who will use her imagination to face the premature death of her father.

[2] It had its world premiere at the 48th Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2023 as part of the Discovery section.

[3] Valentina is a happy, adventurous, enthusiastic and curious little girl in her environment full of nature, characteristic of the town of Villa Guadalupe Victoria, Oaxaca where she lives.

[5] In 2020, during confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, her younger brother died, which forced her to face the death of a loved one again and was the motivation for making the film.

[7] Principal photography began on August 15, 2022, in Villa de Guadalupe Victoria, Oaxaca, where the director is originally from.