PERCIVAL ARGÜERO MENDOZA

Filmmaker

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Filmmaking is a complex technical and emotional process. It’s art. It’s commerce. It’s heartbreaking and it’s fun. It’s a great way to live.

—Sidney Lumet, Making Movies

09-17-1985

Mexico City

Education

Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC):

BFA in Film

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM):

BA in Philosophy

Biography

Percival Argüero Mendoza is a Mexican filmmaker. He studied a BA in Philosophy at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) but has been devoted to motion pictures since 2008. He majored in Film Directing at Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC), a world-renowned school that allowed him to gain experience in many areas of filmmaking, from screenwriting to post-production. He has directed six narrative shorts, the latest of which premiered at the 17th Morelia International Film Festival, had its international premiere in Poland at the 27th edition of Camerimage and won a Student Academy Award in 2020.

Crescendo

Mexico, 2019

Narrative Fiction, 32 min

DCP, Color, Scope, Dolby Digital

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Logline

A violinist faces a terrible decision when the leader of the string quartet she is auditioning for tries to seduce her.

Synopsis

Victoria is auditioning for the second violin position in the prestigious string quartet lead by her teacher, Antonio Montenegro. The night before the audition, she attends a cocktail party with the sole intention of remaining on his good side. When he tries to seduce her, she discovers that her talent will not be the only decisive factor in her getting the spot. Insecure and threatened by the sensual nature of Renée, her main competition, Victoria is forced to take part in a power-play, only to realize that her own freedom is at stake.

Cast

Sofía Sylwin

Jacobo Lieberman

Meraqui Pradis

Isaí Flores Navarrete

Andrea Portal

Pablo Chemor

Alexander Bruck

Carolina Politi

Sergio Rüed

Director