That franchise had great success taking risks on directors not known for making action films like Alfonso Cuaron and Mike Newell.

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The jury awarded Alfonso Cuaron best screenplay for Y tu Mama Tambien, (And Your Mother Too), a box office hit in Mexico about friendship and sensuality.

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