I Am Frankelda

(Soy Frankelda)

I Am Frankelda marks not only our debut feature but also the first stop-motion feature film ever produced in Mexico.

Feature Film

Length: 113 minutes

Original language: Spanish

Year of completion: 2025

Status: Completed

Technique: Stop-motion animation

Country of production: Mexico

Synopsis: In 19th-century Mexico, Frankelda is a gifted writer whose dark tales are ignored and dismissed. Forced to suppress her voice, she refuses to give up, even as many try to silence her. But when she is thrust into her subconscious, the very monsters she created come to life. Guided by Herneval, a tormented prince trapped between dreams and nightmares, she must restore balance between fiction and reality before both realms collapse. Meanwhile, the sinister writer Procustes and his conspirators plot to seize control. As Frankelda and Herneval grow closer, their bond becomes both a strength and a curse. To rewrite their fate, she must confront a love that defies existence and reclaim her power as a storyteller—before dark forces consume her imagination and reveal horrors beyond her creation.

“This film is our homage to the art of storytelling. As siblings, we’ve been captivated by fiction since childhood, starting with drawings and games and evolving into literature, theater, cinema, and animation. Our passion for creating worlds led us to conceive Francisca Imelda, or Frankelda, a fictional Mexican horror writer from the 19th century. Like her, we have faced frustration from rejection, yet we remain determined to pursue our ambition for creative expression.”

— The Ambriz Bros.

Roy & Arturo Ambriz with various puppets from the film

Cinema Fantasma presents

In association with Original Production Kids & Animation WBD

And Cine Vendaval

A film by the Ambriz Bros.

Written, Directed and Produced by Roy Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz

Executive Producers: Rodolfo Ambriz, Adriana Rendón

Original Production Kids & Animación WBD’s Executive Producers: Pablo Zuccarino, Jaime Jiménez, Jákora Xochitl

Executive Producers: Marta Hernaiz Pidal, Jorge Hernaiz

Production Design by Ana F. Coronilla, Bruce Zick

Construction Director: Jorge A. Tellez

Animation Director: Beto Petiches

Directors of Photography: Irene Melis, Fernanda G. Manzur

Songs and original score by Kevin Smithers

Sound Executive Producer and Dialogue Director: Mireya Mendoza

Post-producer: Paco J. Espinal H.

Sound Designer and Supervisor: Salvador Félix

Editor: Gabriel Acuña García

VFX Supervisor: Majo Straffon

Art Director: Ana Coronilla

Assistant Director: Fernanda G. Manzur

Main Cast:

Mireya Mendoza, Arturo Mercado Jr., Luis Leonardo Suárez

Habana Zoé, Juan Pablo Monterrubio

Beto Castillo, Gaby Cárdenas, Magda Giner, Anahí Allué, Sergio Carranza, Laura Torres, Carlos Segundo, Karla Falcón, Lourdes Ambriz, Idzi Dutkiewicz, Alejandro Orozco, Roy Ambriz, Arturo Ambriz, Oliver Díaz, Antonio Badía, Jesse Conde, Assira Abbate