‘Dos Estaciones’: Cinema Guild Acquires Juan Pablo González’s Sundance Prize Winner

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Cinema Guild has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Juan Pablo González’s fiction feature debut, Dos Estaciones, which won a special jury award for lead actor Teresa Sánchez’s performance when it premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.The drama follows 50-year-old businesswoman María García (Sánchez), who owns Dos Estaciones—a once-majestic tequila factory now struggling to stay afloat.

The factory is the final hold-over from generations of Mexican-owned tequila plants in the highlands of Jalisco, the rest having folded to foreign corporations.

Once one of the wealthiest people in town, María knows her current financial situation is untenable. When a persistent plague and an unexpected flood cause irreversible damage, she is forced to do everything she can to save her community’s primary economy and source of pride.Dos Estaciones was also an official selection of the True/False Film Festival, where González was honored with the True Vision Award, and will screen as part of New Directors/New Films later this month.

The film written by González, Ilana Coleman and Ana Isabel Fernández also stars Rafaela Fuentes, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Tatín Vera.“As great admirers of Juan Pablo’s non-fiction work, we’re thrilled to be releasing Dos Estaciones in the U.S.,” said Cinema Guild President Peter Kelly. “The film offers a window on issues facing contemporary Mexico with stunning images and a central performance of remarkable power and grace from Teresa Sánchez.”“We are so humbled to be working with Cinema Guild, a company that we’ve long admired,” added González. “It;s evident from their catalogue that they have a special love for cinema and we fully share that love.