A Sit Down with the Cast and Crew of the Mexican film Síncopa

Mexican writer and director Alan Gutiérrez's latest film, Síncopa, which is based on his 2017 short film Síncopa Gran Debut, premiered in the U.S. on International Jazz Day at the ArtsXchange campus in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla. The movie focuses on Olaf (Osvaldo de León), a jazz musician who is experiencing various “syncopations” in his life while trying to achieve success. Along with struggling to establish himself as a successful musician, Olaf is also dealing with tense relationships with his father, girlfriend, and his best friend and mentor Sammy (Antonio Monroi), who lives a carefree life. Síncopa is a jazz-infused film that features colorful Mexican landscapes, comedic moments, and tense dramatic scenes offering an alternative Mexican story to the violent and gritty orange-tinted desert portrayal seen in modern American media such as Netflix’s Narcos and Better Call Saul on AMC.

Antonio Mata, the cinematographer and producer of the movie, carefully selected each location in the film and worked closely with director Gutiérrez and a dedicated team of student workers to create a vibrant production. Síncopa is currently touring the U.S., and it will be shown in Mexican theaters later this year. It is in the process of acquiring a distributor for a future home streaming release.

For more information about director Alan Gutiérrez, please visit http://www.alazworks.com/.