Disoriented and on the verge of dehydration, five filmmakers from Tijuana, Mexico City and Mexicali were found stranded in the desert area of La Salada, while they were prospecting the area for the new film by filmmaker Jonás Cuarón, Campeón Gabacho.
The discovery took place on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 22, and became relevant locally a day later. According to reports from Zeta and Brújula News, the encounter was fortuitous. Two filmmakers were wandering around the area looking for help after the van they were traveling in was stranded. Óscar Inzunza Gutiérrez and Erick López Olivera were found by members of the Local Search Commission and the Madres Unidas y Fuertes collective, near kilometer 86.5 of the Mexicali-San Felipe highway, who were doing a scheduled inspection in La Salada.
Without water and at 40 degrees Celsius
Óscar Inzunza Gutiérrez and Erick López Olivera were hydrated and stabilized. The filmmakers were disoriented and on the verge of dehydration after walking for hours through the desert in temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius.
The filmmakers indicated that their vehicle was stranded in a location where their cell phones did not register a signal. Both decided to walk in search of help, while the rest of the team stayed in the area of the incident.
Members of the Local Search Commission and the Madres Unidas y Fuertes collective combed the area and located three other filmmakers near the area described by Inzunza Gutiérrez and López Olivera. After not hearing from their companions, Óscar Abel Valenzuela Olivas, Jesús Guadalupe López Aguirre and Manuel Roberto Campillo Morales decided to walk in the opposite direction in search of help.
After being stabilized, the five filmmakers were transferred to a safe area, where contact was established with their production company. According to the filmmakers, the Baja California Film Commission was aware of the prospecting they were doing in the area.
Who is Jonás Cuarón?
Jonás Cuarón, son of acclaimed director Alfonso Cuarón, has forged his own career in the world of cinema. Born in 1981 in Mexico City, he showed a strong interest in cinematography from a young age. He studied at Vassar College, where he studied Theater, English Literature and Fine Arts.
His first feature film, Año Uña (2007), stood out for its innovative format, combining photography and fiction. However, his big break came when he co-wrote the script for Gravity (2013), which won multiple Oscars, including Best Director for his father.
In 2015, Cuarón directed Desierto, a thriller starring Gael García Bernal that addresses the brutal reality of migrants on the border between Mexico and the United States. The film was acclaimed at international festivals and recognized for its strong social criticism.
More recently, he directed Chupa (2022), an adventure film for Netflix that combines elements of science fiction and the mythology of the chupacabra.
With a career that spans from independent films to major productions, Jonás Cuarón has proven to be a versatile filmmaker with a unique style and commitment to social issues.
Source: infobae
