Fuimos Mar, Somos Río
2025

Client
Girl Rising

Director
Andrea Villarreal Rodríguez

Starring
Marbet Aguilar Hidrogo

Executive Producers
Anna Hall
Nicole Savini

Producer
José Mario Borda 

Production Coordinator
Natalia Chanes

Cinematography & Color Grading
José Mario Borda

Location Manager
Bebo Cantú

Editor
Natalia Chanes

Illustrations
Marbet Aguilar Hidrogo

Graphic Design & Motion Graphics
Carlos Nicolás
Danny González
Mariana González

Sound Design
Héctor Soto

Original Music
Alejandro Bustamante Salaices

Project Support
Nicole Savini
Emma Moley

In Monterrey, Mexico’s industrial capital, biologist and illustrator Mar Aguilar uncovers the hidden beauty within the forgotten riverbed of the Santa Catarina River. Through her art, she reveals the life that has managed to flourish amid concrete, challenging infrastructure projects that threaten to encroach upon its course. In Mar’s hands, the river ceases to be an obstacle and becomes a symbol of resilience, strengthening the collective fight for its conservation.