Carmita 11 years old

Nearly half a century ago, Carmen Ignarra arrived to Mexico after leaving behind her Cuban homeland, in the hopes of becoming the greatest Caribbean actress in Hollywood. But the American dream tur- ned out to be more difficult than she’d thought, and her brief initial success was followed by a slow, painful decline. Today, at 80, the woman who was once Cuba’s most beautiful actress lives totally forgotten in an old mansion in Monterrey. There she survives thanks to her tenants—strange men who she is constantly blaming for mysterious thefts and disappearances. Laura, a young woman also from the Caribbean, arrives at the mansion to work as an assistant in cleaning and housekeeping. With her she brings a video camera and the secret intention of making a documentary about the diva. Together they talk about the past, about wasted talent and lost loves.

Credits

Carmita Cast

Name	Character
Israel Cárdenas He was 33, now 44 years old	as Himself
Carmen Ignarra	as Herself
Laura Amelia Guzmán She was 33, now 44 years old	as Herself

Carmita Crew

Name	Department
Israel Cárdenas as Cinematography. He was 33 (now 44) years old	Crew
Israel Cárdenas as Director. He was 33 (now 44) years old	Directing
Israel Cárdenas as Editor. He was 33 (now 44) years old	Editing
Israel Cárdenas as Screenplay. He was 33 (now 44) years old	Writing
Laura Amelia Guzmán as Director. She was 33 (now 44) years old	Directing
Laura Amelia Guzmán as Screenplay. She was 33 (now 44) years old	Writing