Diego Luna wins Best Screenplay at Rome Film Festival

Mexican filmmaker and actor Diego Luna has won the Best Screenplay award at the 21st Rome Film Festival for the film ‘Ceniza en la boca’. Luna shared the honor with co-writers Abia Castillo and Diego Rabasa.

Based on the novel by Mexican author Brenda Navarro, the film follows two siblings who migrate from Mexico to Spain to reunite with their mother. The narrative explores themes of displacement, racism, and the emotional challenges of adapting to a new and often hostile environment.

‘Ceniza en la boca’ premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and has been featured at the San Sebastián and Morelia International Film Festivals. The film inaugurated the Progressive Cinema section at the Rome festival, where it competed internationally.