The coming of age of Mexico's coming-of-age films

The coming of age of Mexico's coming-of-age films

The early 2000s in Mexico saw the dawn of a new kind of film: the edgy, voyeuristic coming-of-age movie. There is sex, there are drugs and there are frank discussions of issues considered “hush-hush” in the wider Mexican culture. Two “clásicos” that I recently rewatched were “Por la libre“ and “Y tu mamá también.” Actually, I only saw “Por la libre,” a few weeks ago for the first time. I might have been blown away by it had I seen it as a 20-yea…