Omar Robles Cano Julia Cherrier Carlos H. Quiñónez
Starring
Teresa Sánchez Emma Dib Magdalena Caraballo Ruth Ramos Andrés David
Cinematography
Bruno Santamaría Razo
Edited by
Carlos Cárdenas Aguilar
Music by
Pablo Horn
Production companies
Muchachxs Salvajes Calouma Films Ikki Films
Distributed by
Pimienta Films
Release date
May30,2025(2025-05-30)(FICUNAM)
Running time
104 minutes
Countries
Mexico France
Language
Spanish
Perpetual Adolescent (Spanish: La eterna adolescente, lit.'The eternal teenager'), also known as Eternal Adolescent, is a 2025 melodrama film co-written and directed by Eduardo Esquivel. A co-production between Mexico and France, the film features an ensemble cast made up of Teresa Sánchez, Emma Dib, Magdalena Caraballo, Ruth Ramos and Andrés David.
Synopsis
Three estranged siblings, on an unusually cold Christmas Eve in Guadalajara, are forced to reunite after their mother's alarming bout of melancholy leaves her in the hospital. Among dusty archives, the past resurfaces, forcing them to rebuild what they thought was lost.
Cast
Teresa Sánchez as Sony
Emma Dib as Cristina
Magdalena Caraballo as Gema
Ruth Ramos as Tati
Andrés David
Jesús Estrada Escobedo as Quique
Alexandra García Villafuerte as Cristina
Production
Script
The film's plot began to be written in 2019, inspired by his own family's story and the suicide of his maternal aunt who was a teenager.
Perpetual Adolescent had its world premiere on May 30, 2025, at the 15th UNAM International Film Festival, then screened on July 26, 2025, at the 28th Guanajuato International Film Festival.
Pimienta Films will handle the Mexican theatrical release of the film.
