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James Fredrick

The next show you watch could be filmed in Mexico City

A commercial for the Temu app run by production services company The Lift in Mexico City. This ad aired during the 2023 Super Bowl. (Courtesy of The Lift)

MEXICO CITY — Through director Fiona McGee's monitor, this commercial evokes a typical middle-class American scene: Mom walks into a neat kitchen, overloaded with groceries. Dad sits at the table smiling and spoon-feeding their baby.

"OK, look at baby," says McGee softly. "Now look at your phone. Now pick it up."

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