| Fauna | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Nicolás Pereda |
| Producer: | Nicolás Pereda |
| Starring: | Lázaro Gabino Rodriguez Luisa Pardo Francisco Barreiro Teresita Sánchez |
| Cinematography: | Mariel Baqueiro |
| Editing: | Nicolás Pereda |
| Studio: | Producciones En Chinga |
| Country: | Canada Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
Fauna (es|Flora y fauna) is a 2020 Mexican-Canadian drama film, directed by Nicolás Pereda.[1] An exploration of the impact of "narco" culture on Mexican society,[2] the film stars Luisa Pardo and Francisco Barreiro as Luisa and Paco, a couple who are travelling to visit her parents when they are reunited with Luisa's estranged brother Gabino (Lázaro Gabino Rodríguez).[3]
An excerpt from the film was screened as part of the "Works in Progress" section of the Los Cabos International Film Festival in 2019,[2] and won the Cinecolor Mexico Award.[4] The completed film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] where it received an honorable mention from the jury for the Amplify Voices award for Best Canadian Film.[5]
The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for feature films.[6]