La Canícula, my first feature, began during a decade-long
struggle with agoraphobia, when I was confined to caring
for my grandmother. In quiet moments, she shared stories
of her youth, giving me comfort and a sense of safety.
Growing up as the only son in a household of women, I
learned the strength, vulnerability, and resilience carried
across generations, along with their traumas – absent
fathers, societal judgment, and profound loneliness.
Like Ciro, the protagonist, I navigated desire and secrecy
as a gay boy, learning about care, intimacy, and domestic
life. La Canícula is my attempt to honour the women
who raised me, confront inherited suffering, and explore
identity, repression, and awakening through fable and
memory – creating a personal and universal story rooted
in imagination, family, and longing.