Film archive, 2026

Campeón Gabacho

Director Jonás CUARÓN

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The path of young Liborio (Juan Daniel García Treviño), who leaves Mexico for the United States dreaming of a better life, is one relentless cycle of harsh labor and discrimination. But the film never confines him to the position of a helpless victim. The lead actor’s raw and vital performance breaks down the boundary between intense reality and sensory fantasy, filling the entire film with the fierce energy of magical realism. Through Campeón Gabacho, director Jonás Cuarón reconstructs an immigration narrative that could easily fall into familiar cliché with an entirely different rhythm and sensibility. His direction layers playful and bold visual devices with captivating imagination to transform the weight of reality into a fresh rhythm and proves in an original way the human dignity and perseverance that never breaks even amid the harshest life in a foreign land.

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Film details

Director: Jonás CUARÓN
Country/Region: Mexico
Year: 2026
Length: 108min
Original language: Spanish
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Director

Jonás CUARÓN

Jonás Cuarón is a Mexican filmmaker and producer known for co-writing Gravity (2013), directed by Alfonso Cuarón, and directing the feature film Desierto (2015), which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. Recently he directed the Netflix original film Chupa (2023). His latest film, Campeón Gabacho, won the Audience Award in the Narrative Spotlight section at the 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival.

From Busan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31

Credits

Director: Jonás CUARÓN
Producer: Jonás CUARÓN, Gabriela RODRÍGUEZ, Alfonso CUARÓN, Nicolás CELIS
Cast: Juan Daniel GARCÍA TREVIÑO, Leslie GRACE, Rúben BLADES, Eddie MARSAN, Rosario DAWSON, Cheech MARIN, Marvin JONES III, Carlos CARRASCO, Dolores HEREDIA
Screenplay: Jonás CUARÓN, Aura XILONEN
Cinematography: Pepe ÁVILA DEL PINO
Production design: Fernanda GUERRERO
Editing: Bruno LASEVICIUS
Music: Mateo CUARÓN
Production company: Esperanto Filmoj, Esperanto Kino, Pimienta Films
World sales: WME

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Campeón GabachoBusan International Film Festival 2026, No. 31World Cinema

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釜山国际电影节, 2026World Cinema, Official selection

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