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Café Chairel

Two strangers, one café, and the quiet healing of shared grief.

Café Chairel

108min | Drama / Comedy | 2025 | México

Spanish with English Subtitles

Storyline

In Tampico, Alfonso is opening a café quietly, cautiously, and a little lost in the process. Katia is the young employee he brings on to help, though she may be carrying more than just trays. Café Chairel unfolds through small moments and soft banter, as two unlikely coworkers slowly grow into something resembling companionship. Light on drama but rich in feeling, Fernando Barreda Luna delivers a tender, quietly funny story about starting over, one shift and one shared silence at a time.

Alfonso ha decidido abrir un café en Tampico, aunque no tiene del todo claro si lo hace por nostalgia o por necesidad. Katia, la joven que contrata para ayudarle, parece estar escapando de algo, aunque nunca lo dice. Café Chairel es una película ligera y afectuosa, donde entre cafés servidos y miradas silenciosas, se va gestando una conexión inesperada. Con humor discreto y mucha calidez, Fernando Barreda Luna narra el inicio de algo nuevo… entre dos personas que no estaban buscando nada.

Director

Fernando Barreda Luna

Director

Fernando Barreda Luna was born on 12 July 1983 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is a producer and writer, known for Atrocious (2010), Café Chairel (2025) and Kiss of Vengeance (2014).

Cast

Mauricio Isaac

Tessa Ia

Leo Deluglio

Stills

Screening Details

Showings

Thursday, Sept 18

Regal Cinemas LA LIVE – AUD 9

  • 9:20 PMCafé Chairel (110 min)

 

Friday, Sept 19

Milagro Cinemas Norwalk

  • 3:00 PMCafé Chairel (110 min)

 

Regal Cinemas LA LIVE

1000 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

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