Set against the vibrant spectacle of the jaripeo, a symbol of Mexican cowboy tradition and machismo, this story unveils a hidden world of queer desire and quiet rebellion. As glances and gestures disrupt the rigid norms of masculinity, the rodeo becomes a stage for our protagonists to navigate identity, community, and the search for belonging in an oppressively traditional space.
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JARIPEO Trailer (2026) | Official Selection Sundance Film Festival
It’s a heady, sensual piece of filmmaking that vividly captures the covert erotic charge between the swaggering rancheros.
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Robert Daniels
RTRogerEbert.comJan 30, 2026
Dreamlike and frank, Efraín Mojica and Rebecca Zweig’s "Jaripeo" is a clear-eyed survey of the queer culture that exists within Michoacán’s hypermasculine rodeos.
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Jaylan Salah
RTGeek Vibes NationSep 14, 2026
By positioning itself inside a tradition often viewed from the outside, Jaripeo offers an intimate perspective on a community rarely documented in this way, and almost impossible to gain access to under regular circumstances.
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Ariana Martinez
RTLatinaMedia.CoAug 26, 2026
At only 70 minutes long, the film’s briskness occasionally thwarts you from reaching across the screen to hold these stories a bit closer. But like a brief ride on a gyrating bull, Jaripeo manages to pack a punch, even if it is on to the next too soon.
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