The Legend of MexMan

This special limited edition slipcover is limited to 500 units and is only available on our website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them.

Dekanalog is a film and soundtrack distribution company dedicated to the release of the most unique filmmaking voices and musical scores from around the world. Vinegar Syndrome’s sister company, OCN Distribution, is thrilled to be representing this diverse and unique home video line!

Working out of an abandoned hangar at a small regional airport in East Los Angeles, Germán Alonso surrounds himself in a Gilliam-esque fantasy world, expressing his vision the only way he knows how: making phantasmagorical films with help from his friends, family and hundreds of handmade puppets.   

But when a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes along to adapt a feature-length version of his college thesis film, about a Mexican immigrant-turned-cyborg named “MexMan” — Alonso’s own superpowers begin to strain, as creative conflicts emerge with his producers and an old crush reappears.

Welcome to THE LEGEND OF MEXMAN, the (almost) unbelievable outsider-turned-hero tale that Film Threat calls “One of the great stand-up-and-cheer underdog sagas of all time.”

directed by: Josh Polon
starring: Germán Alonso, Tyler Soper, Ben Soper, Jonathan Sims, Moctesuma Esparza and José Manuel Alonso
2023 / 89 min / 1.78:1 / English DTS-HD MA 5.1, 2.0

Additional info:

• Region Free Blu-ray
• Audio commentary with Director Josh Polon and Germán Alonso moderated by Dekanalog’s Elijah Drenner
• Deleted Scenes
• A Selection of Short Films by Germán Alonso
• Animation Tests
• 2018 Slamdance Q&A
• Theatrical Trailer
• Essay by Alex Lei
• English SDH subtitles