2025-2026 Pragda Spanish Film Club

"Belonging to a community of muxes fighting to reclaim their gender beyond the binary spectrum, Delirio, Amaranta, and Mariano go through their past, present, and future. Marta, a designer, embarks on a journey to Oaxaca to document its rich traditions. As she navigates the fine line between admiration and cultural appropriation, her perception of reality—and herself—begins to shift. Living among the muxes, she is drawn to their struggles, passions, and unspoken traumas. Immersed in their world, Marta must confront her assumptions, desires, and a deeper meaning of belonging.

When a powerful earthquake shatters their world, they must confront not just the physical destruction, but also the deeper tremors of identity, resilience, and self-expression in a society that both reveres and resists them. A visually stunning and deeply moving exploration of love, struggle, and the defiant beauty of being oneself, Finlandia is a cinematic ode to the strength of those who dare to live authentically."

Horacio Alcalá was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, in 1978. He is a film director and screenwriter who trained at Inter-Universidad Europe in Italy and Germany. He gained experience through independent projects in Berlin, feature films in France, and short films and documentaries in Spain. His work has received international acclaim at prestigious festivals such as Boston, New York, Tokyo, and Palm Springs.