A Child of My Own (2026) – Spanish Movie

A Child of My Own (Un hijo propio) is a 2026 Spanish-language Mexican documentary-drama directed by Maite Alberdi. The film explores the extraordinary true story of Alejandra, a young woman desperate to become a mother who begins pretending to be pregnant, setting off a chain of deception with devastating consequences. It was released on Netflix on August 13, 2026.

🎬 Title: A Child of My Own
🇪🇸 Original Title: Un hijo propio
📅 Release Year: 2026
🎭 Genre: Documentary, Drama, True Crime, Biography
🌍 Country: Mexico
🗣️ Language: Spanish
🎥 Director: Maite Alberdi
✍️ Writers: Julián Loyola, Esteban Student
⭐ Stars: Ana Celeste, Armando Espitia, Luisa Guzmán, Ángeles Cruz
⏱️ Runtime: 96 minutes
📺 Platform: Netflix
📅 Release Date: August 13, 2026

Alejandra desperately wants to become a mother, but after struggling to conceive and facing intense pressure from those around her, she decides to fake a pregnancy. What begins as a seemingly impossible deception grows into a months-long performance that eventually spirals into a shocking criminal case. The film combines dramatized scenes with real interviews and archival material to examine motherhood, social expectations and the consequences of Alejandra's choices.

🎭 Hybrid Storytelling: Director Maite Alberdi combines fictional reenactments with documentary interviews, deliberately blurring the boundary between fact and dramatization.

📖 Based on a True Story: The documentary examines the real-life case of Eleonor Alejandra Marín Mendoza, whose 2009 actions became the subject of widespread media attention.