Beloved Tropic

Beloved Tropic
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAna Endara
Written byAna Endara
Pilar Moreno
Produced byIsabella Gálvez
StarringPaulina García
Jenny Navarrete
CinematographyNicolás Wong Díaz
Edited byBertrand Conard
Music byCarlos García
Production
companies
Mente Pública
Big Sur Películas
Mansa Productora
Release dates
  • September 7, 2024 (2024-09-07) (TIFF)
  • August 7, 2025 (2025-08-07) (Colombia)
Running time
108 minutes
CountriesPanama
Colombia
LanguageSpanish

Beloved Tropic (Spanish: Querido trópico) is a 2024 drama film co-written and directed by Ana Endara.[1] An international co-production between Panama and Colombia,[2] the film stars Paulina García and Jenny Navarrete.[3] It follows the relationship between an upper-class woman with dementia and her immigrant caregiver.[4]

Synopsis

Mercedes is an upper-class Panamanian woman, a business owner who has raised her four adult children alone. After surgery, Mercedes is facing the onset of dementia. Ana María, a Colombian immigrant who works as a caregiver and is hiding a secret, will be tasked with caring for Mercedes. As time passes, a bond develops between the two women that will help each other in their lives.[5]

Cast

  • Paulina García as Mercedes
  • Jenny Navarrette as Ana María
  • Juliette Roy as Jimena
  • Syddia Ospina as Cristina

Production

Principal photography began in mid-July 2023.[6]

Release

Beloved Tropic had its world premiere on September 7, 2024, at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival,[7] then screened on September 20, 2024, at the 72nd San Sebastian International Film Festival,[8] on October 4, 2024, at the 26th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival,[9] and on October 19, 2024, at the 19th Rome Film Festival,[10] on January 28, 2025, at the 48th Gothenburg Film Festival,[11] on April 2, 2025, at the 64th Cartagena Film Festival,[12] on April 3, 2025, at the 13th Panama International Film Festival,[13] on April 11, 2025, at the 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival,[14] on April 19, 2025, at the 68th San Francisco International Film Festival,[15] and on June 26, 2025, at the 13th Costa Rica International Film Festival.[16]

The film was commercially released on August 7, 2025, in Colombian theaters.[17]

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2024 72nd San Sebastian International Film Festival Horizontes Latinos Award Beloved Tropic Nominated [18][19]
33rd Biarritz Film Festival Audience Award Won [20]
Best Performance Paulina García & Jenny Navarette Won
19th Rome Film Festival Progressive Cinema Competition - Best Film Beloved Tropic Nominated [21][22]
30th Kolkata International Film Festival Best Director Ana Endara Won [23]
2025 37th Toulouse Latin America Film Festival CCAS Prize for Fiction Beloved Tropic Won [24]
Prize of the Syndicat Français de la Critique de Cinéma Won
Grand Prize of the “Le Grand Prix” Coup de Cœur Festival Won
68th San Francisco International Film Festival Cine Latino Award Won [25]
29th Lima Film Festival Trophy Spondylus Nominated [26][27]
Best Actress Jenny Navarette Won
APC Signis Peru - Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association Award Beloved Tropic Won
21st Santiago International Film Festival International Competition - Best Film Pending [28]

References

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  2. ^ "'Querido trópico', de la panameña Ana Endara, gana el festival Cinélatino de Toulouse". SWI swissinfo (in Spanish). 2025-03-29. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  3. ^ "La cineasta Ana Endara considera "electrizante" el estreno de 'Querido Trópico' en Toronto". Hola News. 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  4. ^ Richell, Linda. "'Querido Trópico': un retrato íntimo sobre la soledad y la conexión humana". Revista Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  5. ^ Nicoletti, Chiara (2024-09-21). ""Querido Trópico", entrevista con la directora Ana Endara y la actriz Jenny Navarrete". Fred Film Radio. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  6. ^ "Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  7. ^ "Beloved Tropic". Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  8. ^ "Panama's Ana Endara Debuts Fiction Film QUERIDO TRÓPICO at Toronto and San Sebastian". Cinema Tropical. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  9. ^ "Querido Trópico". Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  10. ^ "Day 3 | The programme for Saturday, 19th". Fondazione Cinema per Roma. 2024-10-18. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  11. ^ "Beloved Tropic". Göteborg Film Festival (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  12. ^ "Querido Trópico". Cartagena Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  13. ^ "'Querido Trópico' de Ana Endara dará apertura a la 13.ª edición del IFF Panamá". La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  14. ^ "49th Hong Kong International Film Festival Programme and Booking Folder" (PDF). Hong Kong International Film Festival. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  15. ^ "Beloved Tropic". San Francisco International Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  16. ^ "Querido Trópico". Costa Rica International Film Festival (in Spanish). 2025-05-26. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  17. ^ "Querido Trópico". Cinemas Procinal. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  18. ^ "José Luis Torres Leiva inaugurará Horizontes Latinos y Celina Murga clausurará la sección en la que participan cineastas como Lola Arias, Juliana Rojas, Luis Ortega, Astrid Rondero y Fernanda Valadez, Mariana Rondón o Salvador del Solar". San Sebastian International Film Festival. 8 August 2024.
  19. ^ Tabbara, Mona (8 August 2024). "Sundance winner 'Sujo' among San Sebastian's Horizontes Latinos selection". ScreenDaily.
  20. ^ "Premios y Archivos 2024". Biarritz Film Festival (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  21. ^ "The films of the 2024 Rome Film Fest". Fondazione Cinema per Roma. 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  22. ^ "The winners of the Rome Film Fest 2024". Fondazione Cinema per Roma. 2024-10-26. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  23. ^ "Curtains come down on Kolkata International Film Fest Bulgarian movie adjudged best". The Week. Retrieved 2025-08-15.
  24. ^ "Película "Querido Trópico" triunfa en Cinélatino Toulouse". Telemetro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  25. ^ "SFFILM Announces Golden Gate Award and Audience Award Winners at the 68th San Francisco International Film Festival". SFFILM. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-07-20.
  26. ^ "Toda la programación del Festival de Cine de Lima 2025". Escribiendo Cine (in Spanish). 24 July 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  27. ^ "¡Estos son los ganadores del 29 Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP!"". festivaldelima.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2025. Retrieved August 16, 2025.
  28. ^ Valdivia, Gonzalo (July 29, 2025). "Sanfic 2025 traerá a Álex de la Iglesia y concluirá con película de Lux Pascal". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved August 3, 2025.
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