Txintxua Films Boards ‘This Is the Memory,’ a San Sebastián Forum Title From Berlin First Feature Winner Martínez Bucio (EXCLUSIVE)
Basque producer Txintxua Films has joined Mexican company Colectivo Colmena to develop Mexican director Ernesto Martínez Bucio’s second feature, “This Is the Memory I Would Like to Have of Mom”. Selected for San Sebastián’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, the Spain-Mexico project marks its first major international industry presentation and seeks partners for further development.
The film follows 27-year-old Marina, who is grieving her mother’s death when she is diagnosed with cancer; recordings of her mother’s voice prompt her to create fictional tapes and memories. Written by Karen Plata and Martínez Bucio, whose debut “The Devil Smokes” won Berlin’s Perspectives Award, the project received Spanish screenplay support in 2025 and examines grief, family bonds and memory.
- Txintxua Films joins Martínez Bucio’s new Spain-Mexico film project.
- The drama explores grief, cancer and constructed family memories.
- It will seek industry partners at San Sebastián’s co-production forum.
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Txintxua Films is a Basque production company, while Colectivo Colmena is based in Mexico. They are developing a feature film by Mexican director Ernesto Martínez Bucio, whose first film, The Devil Smokes, won an award at the Berlin film festival.
The story centres on Marina, a 27-year-old grieving for her mother while facing a cancer diagnosis. Hearing recordings of her mother leads Marina to invent tapes and memories, as the film explores grief, family relationships and how people remember those they have lost.
The project is a Spain-Mexico co-production. San Sebastián’s Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum brings projects from the two regions together with film industry partners.
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