Carmen and Alfredo move from a small town to the big city, Mexico DF! At their going away party, we watch them dance for a long, long time, ostensibly to see how perfect things were there. At a work event for her husband, Carmen over-hears people mocking her weight, so she tries going on a diet. One has to wonder if Gap paid for product placement, since we keep seeing them in jackets with GAP written in big letters. Fine acting by Andrés Almeida and Daniela Rincón. The diet theme pretty much takes over the film. Alfredo is losing so much weight, while Carmen is not, and it's not helping her self esteem. Note that the husband is always polite and charming to Carmen... he never mocks her or calls her names; he sometimes makes a faux pas, but he always means well. A funny scene where Carmen's friend ditches a blind date to hang out with Carmen instead. Screenplay and direction by Mariana Chenillo. Not much written about her on wikipedia, but after seeing Paraiso, I would like to see her other works also.
