Dressing Absences: The Textile Journey of Pedro Páramo

The exhibition Dressing Absences: The Textile Journey of Pedro Páramo showcases the extraordinary costumes created for the 2024 film adaptation of Pedro Páramo, directed by Rodrigo Prieto and produced by Netflix.

Inspired by the iconic novel by Juan Rulfo, this exhibition explores how costume design becomes a powerful form of storytelling. Through textiles, texture, and silhouette, garments transform into vessels of memory, absence, and identity.

Designed by acclaimed costume designer Anna Terrazas and her team, the pieces on view incorporate traditional techniques and artisanal processes from across Mexico, highlighting the collaboration between contemporary cinema and master artisans. The film received the Ariel Award for Best Costume Design, a recognition Terrazas dedicated to “all the artisans who participated in the film.”

If you want to learn more about the costume work behind Pedro Páramo, we invite you to watch the talk "Weaving Stories": The Costumes of Pedro Páramo, presented at #Original2024: Textile Art Encounter at Complejo Cultural Los Pinos. Available in Spanish only.