Cafe Chairel - Hola Mexico Film Festival

Two strangers, a coffee shop, and the quiet healing of a shared grief.

MOVIE NAME: Café Chairel

DIRECTOR: Fernando Barreda Luna

CAST: Mauricio Isaac, Tessa Ia, Leo Deluglio

YEAR / COUNTRIES / DURATION: 2025 / Mexico /108 Min 

FESTIVAL SECTION: MEXICO NOW

SYNOPSIS: In Tampico, Alfonso is opening a coffee shop discreetly, cautiously, and somewhat lost in the process. Katia is the young employee he hires to help, who may be carrying more than trays. Café Chairel unfolds through small moments and soft jokes, as two unlikely co-workers slowly grow into something resembling company. With little drama but rich in feeling, Fernando Barreda Luna delivers a tender and quietly funny story about starting anew, one shift and shared silence at a time.