“Hacia la Vida” brings together two strangers, each looking for their own redemption. Soledad is a lonely woman who works as a professional funeral crier for hire.  While on the job, she comes across  Salvador, a young man who is there to mourn the death of a woman he never met… his own mother.

Featuring: Lupe Ontiveros, Alejandro Edda

Writer/Director: Fidel Arizmendi
Producer: Fidel Arizmendi, Fernando Ruiz
Editor: Jesus Silva

Awards, Short List:
Festival de Cine de Girona (SPAIN) (Best Actress)
Short List. Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (Special Mention)

Awards:
Best short LOS CORTOS 2011 

Official Selection:
Festival International de cine de Morelia (FICM) 2010
New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) 2010
Los Angeles Latino International Film festival (LALIFF) 2009
Chicago Film festival  2009