Following my previous short film, Mariposa, ”La Taza en La que Bebimos: a love letter (The Cup in Which We Drank)” is a two-part series about the women in my family and how their adversaries have affected future generations. This short film is a love letter I wrote to my mother, expressing honest emotions about how it has not only shaped her but also how she has shaped me into the person I am today.

To create a sense of immersion, I used a mix of archival footage and live footage to compare life then to now. I found it super nostalgic being able to go back and visit the small neighborhood that my mother grew up in and walk the same streets she used to. I stuck with the classical piece theme as I did with part one of this series. 

This short film is to unveil the deeper feelings of what it’s like to come from a family who faced major adversaries and how it’s affected future generations. It is a love letter to my strong, strict, mother. We have a love hate relationship, which can get complicated at times and I’m sure many can resonate with that situation.