The Muleteer
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1930s, in the highlands of Jalisco. Emilia, a teenager, silently lives her sexual awakening with her adopted siblings, Caro and Martín. In search of her freedom, she flees into the bush where she poses as a young muleteer to survive among the living and the dying, among guards and deserters, unaware that Martín is stalking her. Emilia's path will lead her back to the ranch to defy her destiny and escape with Caro.
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Cast
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Andrea Aldana
Emilia
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Martínez
Sasha González
María
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Vgly
Luis Vegas
Martín
Known for
The Game of Keys
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Damayanti Quintanar
Nicolasa
Known for
El secreto de Selena
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Mayra Batalla
Inés
Known for
Cecilia
Huesera: The Bone Woman
Waldo Facco
Secundino
Known for
Disappear Completely
Christian Ramos
Jesús
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Wolf: Die Killing
Monteverde
Pascacio López
Pancho
Known for
The War Next-door
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Baltimore Beltrán
Anselmo
Known for
Bronco The Series
The Dead Girls
Ale Cosío
Caro
Also in
Cazadoras de Millonarios
La Casa Azul
Guadalupe Gutiérrez Batista
Isabel Cristina Fregoso Director · Alfonso Suárez Writer Sarasvati Herrera Cinematographer
United States release October 25, 2024 · Produced in Mexico · Production Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Eficine
Production
Machete Producciones
Production
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
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Eficine
Production
Mexico
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Languages
Original title
La arriera
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · June 14, 2024
Premiere · Guadalajara International Film Festival
United States · October 25, 2024
Premiere · OUTshine Film Festival
Mexico · June 19, 2025
Theatrical
United States
November 6, 2025 · Premiere · Portland Latin American Film Festival
Canada
February 8, 2025 · Premiere · ReelOut Queer Film Festival
United Kingdom
March 21, 2025 · Premiere · BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
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