New Distributor Caos Cine Launches at Morelia With 'The Huntress'

By Tom Whitfield

Caos Cine, a new Mexican distributor founded by Regina Serratos and Eduardo Diaz Casanova, launched at the Morelia Film Festival (FICM) on Oct. 16 with a single acquisition: "The Huntress," the debut feature of director Susanne Andrews Correa. The film has its Mexican premiere Oct. 19 at the festival, where it competes.

The pickup comes from Zafiro Cinema, the company founded in 2018 by Gabriela Maire ("The Good Girls") and Edher Campos ("Huesera: The Bone Woman"). U.S.-based The Population, led by Mynette Louie ("Swallow"), co-produced.

That is the entire confirmed slate so far — one film. The founders promise more.

"Caos is here to shake up the industry, opening up new opportunities for films to find a distribution path tailored to their needs and receive the individual attention they deserve," Diaz Casanova said. He also runs Peninsula Films & Entertainment, which he founded with his brother, Gabriel Diaz Casanova.

Who is behind Caos Cine?

Serratos previously led distribution at Pimienta Films and coordinated distribution at Piano from 2015 to 2020. That is a decade of hands-on work in Mexican independent distribution — the strongest credential the new company can claim.

"We are deeply moved by the opportunity to share this emotionally resonant story with audiences. Supporting the creative team and championing emerging talent are central to our mission. We are incredibly proud to welcome the only Latin American film selected for Sundance 2026 to our catalog and to bring it to Mexican audiences for the first time at FICM," Serratos said.

The Sundance 2026 distinction is the film's hardest selling point: "The Huntress" is, by Serratos's account, the only Latin American title selected for the festival's next edition. No commercial release date for Mexico has been announced.

What is 'The Huntress' about?

Adriana Paz, who shared the Cannes 2024 Best Actress award with the rest of the female ensemble of "Emilia Pérez," toplines the film. She plays Luz, a woman who sets out to kill a serial rapist in Ciudad Juárez to protect her 14-year-old daughter and other young factory workers. As events unfold in the border town, she confronts the consequences of her actions. The story draws on real-life events.

Andrews Correa prepared the film through sustained reporting on the ground. Beginning in 2018, she made repeated trips to Ciudad Juárez, where she spoke with:

• factory workers
• journalists and filmmakers
• activists, psychologists and social workers
• public officials
• mothers of disappeared women

The research, she said, was intended to ground the film in the city's lived realities and to approach a complex issue with nuance and sensitivity.

"'The Huntress' is both a love letter to this resistance and a warning about the injustices that fuel it," Andrews Correa said.

The film shot on location in Ciudad Juárez and Mexico City.

What does this change for Mexican film?

For filmmakers, one thing: a new distributor with a stated commitment to tailored, individualized release strategies — a frequent complaint among Mexican independents, who often describe distribution as the narrowest bottleneck between festival premiere and audience. Serratos's record at Pimienta and Piano suggests she knows that bottleneck from the inside.

What remains unproven is scale. One acquisition, however decorated, does not establish a distribution operation. The company has announced no release calendar, no theatrical commitments and no financing details.

The 24th Morelia Film Festival runs Oct. 16 to Oct. 25. Caos Cine's first test — putting "The Huntress" before Mexican audiences beyond the festival circuit — comes after that.