Una Comunión was founded in Mexico City in 2006 by producer Paola Herrera and director Enrique Rivero as a production company for independent feature films.

Paola Herrera

Mexico City, 1977

Mexican film producer and cultural manager. Her work is defined by intimate, poetic, and deeply human narratives that explore social, cultural, and existential themes. Her productions prioritize authenticity, creative risk, and the pursuit of new narrative forms.

During her ten-year residency in Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, she actively fostered film culture as Coordinator of the Ambulante Documentary Tour (2012–2018), Director of the Film Program at Fundación Casa Wabi (2016–2018), and Executive Director of Festival del Puerto (2019–2021), solidifying her role as a multidisciplinary cultural leader.

In recent years, her projects have expanded beyond the screen, embracing interdisciplinary processes.

Through Una Comunión, she has contributed to shaping a Mexican cinema that is intimate, reflective, and auteur-driven, while creating space for sensitive and socially engaged narratives. Winner of the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival in 2008, her work has strengthened the creative ecosystem: she produces both established and emerging filmmakers, fosters international co-productions with Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, and the United States, and builds networks that broaden the horizons of independent cinema.

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Enrique Rivero

Madrid, 1976

Mexican writer, director, producer and editor. After he studied industrial engineering and having worked in the banking industry, Rivero decided to become a filmmaker. PARQUE VÍA (2008) is Rivero’s feature directorial debut, which participated in over 60 festivals worldwide and won several international awards such as the Golden Leopard and FIPRESCI at Locarno Film Festival. His second feature MAI MORIRE (2012) was considered by Hollywood Reporter as “a stunning piece of Mexican realism” and was worthy the Best Technical Contribution at Rome IFF, among others. POZOAMARGO (2015), his third film starring Natalia de Molina, won Best Film New Waves at Seville European Film Festival.

Through his work, Rivero has helped shape a Mexican cinema that is sensitive, daring, and reflective, engaging with universal themes through a profoundly personal lens.

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