New projects from Diego Luna, Alonso Ruizpalacios and double Oscar nominee Maite Alberdi are among a roster of five national films announced by Netflix on Mexican Cinema Day (August 15).

Luna, whose recent credit include Kiss Of The Spider Woman and the Star Wars spin-off series Andor , will star in México 86 , a satirical look at Mexico’s improbable bid to host the 1986 World Cup directed by Gabriel Ripstein.

Ruizpalacios directed this year’s Berlinale selection La Cocina starring Rooney Mara after acclaimed work including A Cop Movie and Gueros .

His new film Aura is adapted from the 1962 novel by Carlos Fuentes that intertwines the tales of six women who, amid self-censorship, family and social pressure, decide to free themselves. Cassandra Ciangherotti, Ángeles C

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