Gael García Bernal y Magallanes: colonialismo, fe y los claroscuros de la Historia | Mar Adentro

We know the Strait, the Cloud, the name on the maps. But what do we really know about the man, the intrigues, the faith, and the ambition that made Ferdinand Magellan such a fascinating yet controversial figure? In this episode of The Sea Inside, we talk with Gael García Bernal about Magellan, the film by Filipino director Lav Diaz that, over 160 minutes, follows the Portuguese navigator on his voyage to find a new route to the East Indies: a dream of exploration that turns into hunger, mutiny, and, ultimately, an obsession with domination and conquest. Gael delivers a performance unlike anything we're used to seeing from him—less dialogue, wider shots, a contemplative tone—that compels us to consider the "desacralization of History": to see it not as myth but with all its light and shadow, that intersection of greed, colonialism, religion, and desire from which the past is written. A conversation about film, historical memory, and the fine line between discovery and conquest. 🎬 "Magellan" by Lav Diaz · world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Golden Spike at Valladolid, and the Philippines' submission for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards · distributed in Mexico by La Corriente del Golfo. #GaelGarcíaBernal #Magellan #LavDiaz #TheSeaInside #PijamaSurf #Film #AuthorCinema #Colonialism #LaCorrienteDelGolfo #Interview