Mexican Horror & Stop-Motion Animation Achieve Landmark Success, draw Record Crowds
Mexico City – Two distinctly different โMexican films,โ Don’t Follow Me and I’m Frankelda, are concurrently achieving critical and commercial success, signaling a potential turning point forโ national cinema. โข Don’t Follow Me,โ a supernatural horror released โฃOctober 30, has become “one of the most shocking surprises of the season,” reaching over โข900 screens nationwide and inspiring a themed horror house at Six Flags Mexico. Simultaneously,I’m Frankelda,a stop-motion animatedโค feature,is garnering acclaim for its artistry and technical achievement.
The dual success represents “a double party for national cinema,” according to distributors,โ showcasing the breadth of talent within the Mexican film industry. Don’t Follow Me-secretly โขfilmed in โMexico City-follows a young influencer whose staged paranormal investigations take a terrifying turn. Critics have praised the film’s “careful manufacturing,” “solid script,” and immersive experience,with Gerardo Gilโข of El Sol de Mรฉxico calling itโ “a full-fledged genre filmโฆthat dares without timidityโฆto propose subtexts.” โ I’m Frankelda isโ lauded for pushing the boundaries of stop-motion animation.
Both films โare currently available at a special price of $29 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (November 4 โค& 5) at Cinรฉpolis (through Cinรฉpolis โคParty) and Cinemex โข(through Cinemex Manรญa). โฃMontserrat โฃAguirre of Excelsior notes that Don’t โFollow Me “seeks to position itself as a new benchmark for mexican genre cinema with โinternational projection.” The simultaneous โฃrelease and positive reception of these films โคdemonstrate aโข growing appetite forโ original โคMexican storytelling, spanningโข both the animated andโ horror genres.