Beloved Tropic (Spanish: Querido trópico) is a 2024 drama film co-written and directed by Ana Endara. Starring Paulina García and Jenny Navarrete, it follows the relationship between an upper-class woman with dementia and her immigrant caregiver.
The film had its world premiere at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September. It was theatrically released in Panama and Colombia on 7 August 2025. It was also selected as the Panamanian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Synopsis Mercedes is an upper-class Panamanian woman, a business owner who has raised her four adult children alone. After surgery, Mercedes is facing the onset of dementia. Ana María, a Colombian immigrant who works as a caregiver and is hiding a secret, will be tasked with caring for Mercedes. As time passes, a bond develops between the two women that will help each other in their lives.
Cast Paulina García as Mercedes Jenny Navarrette as Ana María Juliette Roy as Jimena Syddia Ospina as Cristina
Production Principal photography began in mid-July 2023.
Release Beloved Tropic had its world premiere on September 7, 2024, at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, then screened on September 20, 2024, at the 72nd San Sebastian International Film Festival, on October 4, 2024, at the 26th Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, and on October 19, 2024, at the 19th Rome Film Festival, on January 28, 2025, at the 48th Gothenburg Film Festival, on April 2, 2025, at the 64th Cartagena Film Festival, on April 3, 2025, at the 13th Panama International Film Festival, on April 11, 2025, at the 49th Hong Kong International Film Festival, on April 19, 2025, at the 68th San Francisco International Film Festival, and on June 26, 2025, at the 13th Costa Rica International Film Festival.
The film was commercially released on August 7, 2025, in Colombian theaters, and on September 18, 2025, in Panamanian theaters.
The film will compete in the Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film section of the 37th Palm Springs International Film Festival on 4 January 2026.
Accolades YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.202472nd San Sebastian International Film FestivalHorizontes Latinos AwardBeloved Tropic33rd Biarritz Film FestivalAudience AwardBest PerformancePaulina García & Jenny Navarette19th Rome Film FestivalProgressive Cinema Competition - Best FilmBeloved Tropic30th Kolkata International Film FestivalBest DirectorAna Endara202537th Toulouse Latin America Film FestivalCCAS Prize for FictionBeloved TropicPrize of the Syndicat Français de la Critique de CinémaGrand Prize of the “Le Grand Prix” Coup de Cœur Festival68th San Francisco International Film FestivalCine Latino Award29th Lima Film FestivalTrophy SpondylusBest ActressJenny NavaretteAPC Signis Peru - Monseñor Luciano Metzinger Communicators Association AwardBeloved Tropic21st Santiago International Film FestivalInternational Competition - Best Film
See also
List of submissions to the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film List of Panamanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
Official Page