Alejandro Marcovich returns home and hums music after stroke

The Mexican filmmaker David Pablos repeats at the Venice Festival, but with a different role. A year after winning with On the Road in the Horizons section, he will now be part of the jury that will award the films in that same category, from September 2 to 12.

“A year ago I was in France finishing the sound design to arrive on time. Now I’m running for other reasons (laughs),” says the director. “I return to a section of more risky, authorial cinema, less formatted by the industry.”

Jury with five nationalities

He will be accompanied by Hong Kong director Elizabeth Lo, Italian actress Barbara Ronchi, American distributor Peter Becker and French filmmaker Valérie Donzelli, who will chair the group.

The selection of competing films will be announced in ten days; More than a dozen titles are expected.

“We are five different nationalities. The key is to argue and reach consensus. There is always subjectivity, but dialogue democratizes the decision,” explains Pablos.

On the road continues to achieve success

The film, produced by Inna Payán and Diego Luna, has been in theaters for seven weeks and more than 50 thousand viewers. In addition, it leads the Ariel Award nominations with 13, including Film, Director and Actor for Osvaldo Sánchez.

“I appreciate the recognition from the union and that many collaborators are also nominated,” says Pablos.

The Ariel ceremony will take place on October 3 at a venue yet to be defined.

Content creator Darren Watkins Jr., known as IShowSpeed, will participate in the closing ceremony of the 2026 World Cup. The news was confirmed this Tuesday and quickly became a trend on social networks.

With more than 50 million followers on TikTok, the 21-year-old will perform his song World Cup Champions. The song has accumulated more than 89 million views on YouTube and was released as a tribute to the participating teams.

Speed’s reaction upon receiving the invitation from FIFA went viral due to his emotion:

“A young man from Ohio is going to be performing in the World Cup final. They told me that they had heard the song and wanted me to perform in the final, at first I thought it was a prank call. The final of the last World Cup was watched by 1.4 billion viewers and this year it could be 2 billion…”

The influencer closely followed several important matches of the tournament and shared his adventures with his followers. His enthusiasm for football infected millions of people during the World Cup.

The closing ceremony will be broadcast globally. FIFA confirmed its participation and the event promises to be one of the most watched in the history of football, surpassing the 1.4 billion viewers of the previous edition.

A dangerous drink

Actress Bárbara de Regil experienced moments of anguish after accidentally ingesting chlorine in her home. The protagonist of Rosario Tijeras reported on Instagram that she mistook an unlabeled bottle for plain water. When drinking, he felt severe discomfort and immediately went to the doctor.

“Yes, I took chlorine. I’m fine, I’m not hospitalized,” she wrote to calm her followers.

According to MedlinePlus, ingesting chlorine can cause severe poisoning, burns in the digestive system, and inflammation of the throat. Fortunately, the incident only caused a mucosal burn, without requiring hospitalization.

Safety lesson

The doctor who treated her took the opportunity to remind her of the importance of labeling cleaning products. “Chlorine is always labeled ‘CHLORINE’. The same doctor told me that it is very dangerous,” the actress shared.

With humor, he joked with a meme about drinking bleach and ordering a corn. “I always liked this meme. I never thought I would experience it,” he concluded. The video of his reaction accumulates thousands of views on the platform.