It would be nice to say that his love for cinema began with Fellini, Bergman or Tarkovsky. But no, Juan Carlos' story is more local.

He was only 7 years old when one morning he saw his house invaded by dozens of people carrying imposing lighting equipment and huge cameras. The film María de mi Corazón (Mary From My Heart), by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, was being shot. Less than one meter tall, he was a witness and an extra of a cinematographic display that marked him for life.