“I came to Comala Because they told me that my father lived here ”is one of the most powerful introductions of Mexican and Latin American literature and, also, the first phrase you can hear when you see Pedro Páramothe Netflix movie directed by Rodrigo Prieto.
Originally, Pedro Páramo It is a book of the authorship of Mexican writer Juan Rulfo And, in 2024, it opens as a new adaptation to the cinema. In addition to the character that gives name to this literary work, another of the protagonists in this story is the mysterious Comala peoplewhich has caused intrigue, to the degree that many are asked if It really exists.
So we answer all the questions regarding Comalathat town that many of us want to visit after reading the book and, now, after seeing the version of Rodrigo Prieto perfectly photographed.
Does it exist in real life?
What we see in the Netflix movie I could overcome the images that we visualize when reading the Juan Rulfo's book. Production design and Photography by Rodrigo Prieto They leave us with a lot of desire to Visit Comala but, Does this town really exist?
The Answer is that yes and no But we go in parts: The people of Comala that Juan Rulfo describes in his history in reality does not exist as such. The author is originally from San Gabriel, Jalisco, so it is believed that the place described in his work is actually a fusion between this and Apulco, a nearby town.
Rulfo spent much of his life in both places and we might think that he wanted to capture the place where he grew up in his writing and that Eugenio Caballero and Carlos Y. Jacquesby the production design Pedro Páramofrom Netflixthey looked for places that coincided with that description.