Netflix has announced the premiere of the Mexican documentary film The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo / Las tres muertes de Marisela Escobedo, telling the true story of a mother's tireless crusade to jail her daughter's murderer after Mexico's justice system failed to do so. The film, directed by Carlos Pérez Osorio, premieres on Wednesday, October 14.
When Rubí, a sixteen-year-old teenager is murdered by her boyfriend in Ciudad Juárez, Marisela Escobedo began a tireless crusade to achieve the capture and trial of the man who killed her daughter. With the support of family and friends, Marisela traveled the country for two years, conducted her own investigations, and faced criminal organizations and corrupt officials. Throughout her fight, she risked her life exposing the failures of the justice system in Mexico, a country where ten women they are killed every day and most of the cases go unpunished.
Produced by Laura Woldenberg, Ivonne Gutiérrez and Sara Rafsky, and co-produced by VICE Studios and Scopio, The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo follows Escobedo during the two years that she dedicated to carry out her own research to clarify the femicide of her daughter. The film also depicts her perseverance to find the truth, and her unshakable strength that continue to be an example for those who knew its history, and those who are about to discover it.
