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La Guerra Civil

Client: DAZN
Project type: Post-production / photo restoration / archival animation
Year: 2022
Collaboration: DAZN / Unbelievable Entertainment / Hyphenate Media Group / Enfant Poulet — Casas productoras Luis Álvarez y Álvarez — Montaje
Role: Post-production coordination and supervision / restoration / animation

La Guerra Civil, a documentary directed by Eva Longoria Bastón, examines the rivalry between Julio César Chávez and Oscar De La Hoya and the cultural divide between Mexican and Mexican-American identities. Produced as a DAZN Original, the film was selected for Sundance 2022.

The assignment involved restoring and animating around 300 photographs sourced from family archives, newspapers, fans and various collections. Every image was cleaned and retouched, with some requiring extensive reconstruction before they could be incorporated into the documentary.

Working from sequences proposed by the editing team, we developed animations and camera moves that transformed the photographs into narrative elements. I was responsible for organizing the archive, coordinating and supervising the team, and working directly on restoration and animation, bringing together materials from widely different sources and levels of quality without losing their documentary character.