Mexico vies for best foreign film Oscar with Alfonso Cuaron's 'Roma' | Inquirer Entertainment

Mexico vies for best foreign film Oscar with Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Roma’

/ 04:17 PM September 15, 2018

This image released by Netflix shows filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron on the set of “Roma.” The Mexican film academy announced Friday that it has chosen “Roma”, by Academy Award-winner Alfonso Cuaron, as its bid for a best foreign language film nomination. Image: Carlos Somonte/Netflix via AP

MEXICO CITY  — The ninth time may be the charm for Mexico at the Oscars. The Mexican film academy announced Friday that it has chosen “Roma,” by Alfonso Cuaron, as its bid for a best foreign language film nomination.

“Roma,” which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, is a deeply personal film for the director of “Gravity” and “Children of Men.” It is Cuaron’s first in Spanish and first filmed in his native country since his 2001 breakthrough “Y Tu Mama Tambien.”

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Mexico has competed for the trophy eight times, most recently in 2011 with “Biutiful” by Alejandro G. Inarritu, but has never won.

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“Roma,” with Oscar-winner Cuaron also serving as cinematographer, will be available on Netflix this December.
Academy Award nominations will be announced on Jan. 22. MKH

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