A special foreign film involving a determined high society woman that sets aside her personal problems to open a restaurant in her home in Peru has reached the shores of the USA. The premise does sound similar to films of this genre you may have seen before, but the production value, content and performances make Mistura a delightful mix of food and a life changing resurrection.
Its New Year’s Eve 1965 at the Country Club of Lima, Peru and Norma Piet (Barbara Mori) has just been dumped by her husband Roberto (Christian Meier) for socialite and the daughter of his business partner Amelia Bayly. Totally caught unaware she retreats to her high society home only to find out the next day that Roberto has left her with no money to pay the mortgage. With little chance of saving the homestead she gets support from Oscar (César Ballumbrosio), her driver, her housekeeper Rosa (Hermelinda Lujan) and a recipe book left by her deceased father.
When Norma decides to open a Bistro using her home for the restaurant, she takes on a challenge that could easily flop. Similar storylines has been used in several different films about food, but writer and director Ricardo de Montreuil changes it up nicely to provide a compassionate and compelling “love” story that delivers. With a fine cast led by trio of fine actors in Barbara Mori, Cesar Ballumbrosio and Hermelinda Lujan, the film works and wins.
Mistura has not been rated by the MPAA, but it contains scenes of smoking and some rude language. Targeted for an older crowd, but yet passionate enough for most all adults it’s now playing at theaters in South Florida including Coral Gables Art Cinema, CMX Doral, CMX Brickell, AMC Aventura, AMC Tamiami, AMC Hialeah, Regal Southland, Regal Kendall Village, and Regal Sawgrass. In Spanish with English Subtitles.
Additional Film Information:
Cast: Barbara Mori, César Ballumbrosio, Stefano Meier, Juan Pablo Olyslager, Hermelinda Lujan and Vanessa Saba, Christian Meier/ Mira Flores,
Directed and written by: Ricardo de Montreuil
Genre: Foreign, Drama
MPAA Rating: smoking,
Running Time: 1 hr 37 min
Opening Date: April 24, 2026
Distributed by: Outsider Pictures
Released in: Select Theaters
Writer, critic, film editor John Delia, Sr. has been on all sides of the movie business from publications to film making. He has worked as a film critic with ACED Magazine for more than 20 years and other publications for a total of 40 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Florida. John is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and Critics Association of Central Florida Send John a message at jdelia@acedmagazine.com
