Mayra Hermosillo
Vanilla
Mayra Hermosillo was born in Torreón Coahuila Mexico and has participated in several independent films as well as the Mexican theater productions of "Jesus Christ Superstar" playing Mary Magdalene and "Privacidad" starring Diego Luna. On the television side, Mayra Guest Starred in the crime drama "Falco" for Amazon Latin America. In 2018, Hermosillo made her directorial and screenwriting debut with the short film En la piel de Lucía, which was screened at the Guadalajara International Film Festival. In 2025 she made her feature film debut with Vanilla, a film inspired by her own childhood experiences. The film premiered in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in September 2025, and won the Feature Fiction Award at the Adelaide Film Festival in October of that year.