
Busi Cortés
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Biography
Luz Eugenia Cortés Rocha, better known as Busi Cortés (Mexico City, June 18, 1950 - June 21, 2024), was a Mexican filmmaker, screenwriter, documentary filmmaker and professor. Her work as a director and screenwriter has been relevant for her country's cinema for her feminine perspective and for making visible the political presence of women in Mexico.
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Two young girls used to play Serpents and Ladders. One of them always won, but they are very close friends. When they grow up, the winner is still the lucky one in the game of life, but life can be treacherous...
Serpientes y escaleras

Three sisters living together are tied to the memory of their father. They welcome their suitors into their home and then repeat a ritual that seems to come from times past.
The Buenoromeros

The women of a prosperous provincial family hide unsuspected secrets which range from the entanglements of love to murder for mercy or for greed. The story of these eccentric women combines love, potions, black humor and death.
A Good Death Beats a Dull Life

Chapter 15 of the series 18 decades of life in Mexico in the twentieth century. Images of the cultural, social and political life in Mexico from 1970 to 1974. During the presidential term of Luis Echeverria Alvarez fantasies of prosperous and modern country it dissolves; Mexico live in political crisis. It is a time of omnipotence, barbarism, and violence intervention: the world seeks new ways. In Mexico, it held the World Cup, unionism is strengthened and inflation responds to the continuing economic imbalances.
Let It Be (1970-1974)

The way three different generations of women view virginity and the mystery that a love story hides.
Romelia's Secret

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Un frágil retorno
Three Junior high school girls plan to put an innocent spell on their old history teacher, but surprisingly the spell begins to work.
El lugar del corazón

A Literature professor arrives at a provincial hotel, lonely and consumed. All of the sudden he becomes wrapped up in a game of superstitions that the two women and the young girl that serve him lay out.
Hotel Villa Goerne

The resilience of Mexico City's residents as they endure one of the world's longest COVID-19 lockdowns. Through personal stories, it explores their struggles, creativity, and hope in the face of isolation, showcasing the unbreakable spirit of a city in crisis.