Total Loss (2024 film)
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| Directed by | Enrique Begné |
| Written by | Ernesto Anaya Enrique Begné |
| Produced by | Enrique Begné Mónica Lozano Alejandro Safa Pato Safa |
| Starring | Leonardo Ortizgris |
| Cinematography | Federico Barbabosa |
| Edited by | Macarena Hernández Abreu |
| Music by | Ardalan Payvar Joan Valent |
Production companies | Terregal Films Dos abrazos Óxido Groovy Chaos |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Total Loss (Spanish: Pérdida total) is a 2024 Mexican black tragicomedy[1] film co-written, co-produced and directed by Enrique Begné.[2] It stars Leonardo Ortizgris as Claudio, a con man who becomes entangled with a powerful mafia boss when he tries to collect the insurance on his truck.[3]
Synopsis
Claudio is a con man, an absent father, and a compulsive liar who thinks he can abandon his truck on the highway and claim it as a total loss from the insurance company. However, when the body of a drug dealer's son is found in the same area, Claudio becomes bait to catch the criminal.[4][5]
Cast
- Leonardo Ortizgris as Claudio Gómez Restrepo
- Hector Kotsifakis as Rojo
- Jorge A. Jimenez as Coyote
- Joaquín Cosio as Bonilla
- Alejandro Calva as Arturo
- Tato Alexander as Tere
- Ana Sofia Gatica as Vanessa
- Enrique Arreola as Toño
- Paulo Galindo as Buho
- Rodrigo Oviedo as Norte
- Randy Vasquez as Paul Stain
- Sheila Flores as Zambrano's wife
- Oliver Cantú Lozano as Police
- Julieta Chichino as Xime
- Ana Sofía Muñoz Polendo as Elvira
Production
Principal photography began on September 26, 2022, in Torreón, Mexico, lasting 25 days.[6][7]
Release
The film had its world premiere on October 22, 2024, at the 22nd Morelia International Film Festival,[8] then was commercially released on March 27, 2025, in Mexican theaters.[9]
References
- ^ Navarro, AJ (2025-04-02). "'Pérdida total': Una tragicomedia para reflexionar sobre las consecuencias de las mentiras". La Crónica de Hoy México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Oliver, Ligia (2025-03-29). "Pérdida total: Enrique Begné convierte, de nuevo, la tragedia en comedia". La Lista (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Villaverde, Paulina. "Leonardo Ortizgris queda atrapado en una red de mentiras en su nueva película 'Perdida total'". Debate.
- ^ "'Pérdida total' de Enrique Begné: se conspira con mentiras". IMCINE. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Películas: "Pérdida total": la tragicomedia mexicana de la mentira". El Informador (in Mexican Spanish). 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ Figueroa, Lili (2022-09-26). "En Torreón, filman película pérdida total de qué trata". Grupo Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "¿De qué trata 'Pérdida total', película que fue rodada en La Laguna?". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 2025-03-27. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "Programación FICM". Morelia International Film Festival (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-12-14. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
- ^ "PÉRDIDA TOTAL llega a los cines; ofrece "comedia diferente"". Top Cinema (in Spanish). 2025-03-24. Retrieved 2025-07-06.
External links
- Total Loss at IMDb