 "A Monster with a Thousand Heads" premiered at the 72nd Venice Film Festival as the opening film of the Orizzonti section.The film also received seven nominations for the Ariel Awards in Mexico, including Best Picture, Best Direction and Best Actress, winning one for Best Adapted Screenplay.The film was named on the shortlist for Mexico's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.