“Long Live Mexico!” is now available on Netflix after causing controversy in theaters

In Mexican cinema, Luis Estrada is one of the most successful directors of recent years, a director who has earned an important place in this sector by making productions with touches of comic satire that integrate some social criticism, and that is precisely what he offers. The film ‘Long live Mexico!’, a film that, after being released in theaters, is now available on Netflix.

From 11 May, subscribers to Netflix can enjoy ‘¡Que Viva México!’, a film that was released in 3,000 theaters in Mexico on March 23, achieving decent numbers at the box office and quickly generating controversy, as it is a film in which Luis Estrada makes a portrait of the current Aztec country.

In a recent interview, the Mexican director described this film, now available in the streaming giant’s catalog, as funny and provocative, a title with which this director intends to make the Mexican public reflect a little on where the country is and where lies is going, a tape that, worth mentioning, too caused negative comments from President Andrés Manuel López Obradorwhich made it even more controversial.

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‘Long live Mexico!’ is primarily a comedy, which is why it is one of the most interesting titles that Netflix includes in its catalog during this month of May, an attractive production also due to the cast it has, since this production has actors of the stature of Damián Alcázar, Joaquín Cosío , Ana de la Reguera and Poncho Herrera.

Likewise, as we have long pointed out, the film by Luis Estrada arouse great interest in the public, as he is the author of great titles such as ‘Hell’, ‘The Perfect Dictatorship’ and ‘Herod’s Law’, productions in which the director achieved success with his usual criticism with touches of comedy, one style which is preserved in ‘¡Que Viva México!’.

What ‘¡Que Viva México!’ shows

This new film by Luis Estrada He is sure to win over millions of Netflix subscribers with his story, as the film has come to show a storyline that follows Pancho, a man of humble origins who has found some prosperity outside his hometown, and when he receives the inheritance of his grandfather is forced to go back to basics.

The problem for Pancho in this Mexican comedy is that his greed and stinginess collide with that of his family in his city, which will cause great chaos, an interesting production that takes place in the environment where Mexico lives, since which director Luis Estrada has indicated he wants to capture on screen the polarization that exists in the country under the current government, and for many he has succeeded.