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Film · 2019

Salma's Big Wish

Original titleDía de muertos

Directed by Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano · starring Cristina Milizia, Dino Andrade and Fernanda Castillo

  • 1 h 30 min
  • U
  • Animation · Fantasy · Family
  • Mexico
  • 3.4 AverageMovieNCo
  • 0.7 Users1 vote
  • 6.0 Critics1 review

Synopsis

Every year, in the village of Santa Clara, they decorate the small town and organize big festivities to celebrate Día de los Muertos. In that day, the spirits come back to see their families and spend the day with them, except for Salma. Salma, an 16 year old orphan, is girl who has searched her parents all her life, but the only place that she hasn?t explored is the underworld. That?s why this young lady opens a portal to go there with her friends. However, they split there and they find quaint creatures with uncertain intentions. On one hand, Salma comes across with a man who could tell her how to bring her parents back with her forever. Her friends, on the other hand, will have to find the way back to her. The three friends will unchain the chaos in the underworld. The souls, some of them are very dangerous, has escaped from that place. The three characters will have to fix it before it is too late.

This Mexican movie is directed by Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano (producer of some short films such as 'Maquillaje' or 'El Altar del Perdón') and produced by Metacube ('The 4th Company', '2033'). It is voiced by Connor Andrade, Dino Andrade ('The Queen's Corgi'), Memo Aponte ('Coco') and Fernanda Castillo ('En las buenas y en las malas').

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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.

The essentials

Runtime
90 min1 hour and 30 minutes
Budget
€7.1mMetacube
Rating
UUniversal
How long is Salma's Big Wish?
1 hour and 30 minutes (90 minutes).
Who directed Salma's Big Wish?
Carlos Gutiérrez Medrano.
Who is in Salma's Big Wish?
It stars Cristina Milizia, Dino Andrade, Fernanda Castillo and Luis Dubuc.
Where can I watch Salma's Big Wish?
In the UK it is available free on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
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0.7 1 vote

What the critics say 6.0, from one outlet

  • 6.0 Cine PremiereJavier Pérez Made completely by computer, the attention to detail in every frame is thorough. There is no stone, wall or landscape, even if they are in the background, whose textures haven't been detailed. The… Read

Trivia

  • Delayed premiere

    'Día de muertos. The movie' had to postpone its premiere to coincide with the Disney's 'Coco', since both deal with similar issues.

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