Tijuana Makes Me Happy
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| Tijuana Makes Me Happy | |
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| File:Tjmmhposter.gif Film poster | |
| Directed by | Dylan Verrechia |
| Written by | Dylan Verrechia, James Lefkowitz |
| Produced by | James Lefkowitz, Pablo Tendilla |
| Starring | Pablo Tendilla Ortiz (Indio), Pablo Tendilla Rocha (Jhonny), Aidee Gonzalez (Rebecca), Darina Rabago Soto (Brianda) |
| Music by | Nortec Collective |
| Distributed by | 25th Frame |
Running time | 79 min. |
| Language | Spanish |
Tijuana Makes Me Happy is a 2006 film made in Tijuana, Mexico. It was directed by Dylan Verrechia, produced by James Lefkowitz, and co-produced by Pablo Tendilla, with an original music by Nortec Collective.
The movie has yet to have had a general release[1], but has been screened at several movie festivals[2] and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival, and is one of the four recipients of the 2007 SAFILM Indie Max Award[3].
Synopsis
Indio is a fourteen-year-old-boy who lives in Playas de Tijuana. Every day after school, Indio works at Sacramento’s ranch in the hopes of buying his own cockfighting rooster, el Gyro. When his dad refuses to help him buy the rooster, Indio starts selling empanadas and washing cars. One day, after he skips school to play with his friends, Indio meets Brianda, a young prostitute working in the red light district. As time passes, Indio learns what it means to make money, a tough journey that takes him cross the border, from Montes Olímpicos to San Diego. Greed however takes the best of Indio; neglecting his rooster, he fights el Gyro to win over the love of Brianda.
External links
- IMDB site
- Tijuana Makes Me Happy official site
- 25thframe site
- Tijuana Makes Me Happy at slamdance.com
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