Tijuana Makes Me Happy

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Tijuana Makes Me Happy
Directed byDylan Verrechia
Written byDylan Verrechia, James Lefkowitz
Produced byJames Lefkowitz, Pablo Tendilla, Dylan Verrechia
StarringPablo Tendilla Ortiz (Indio), Pablo Tendilla Rocha (Jhonny), Aidee Gonzalez (Rebecca), Darina Rabago Soto (Brianda)
Music byNortec Collective
Distributed by25th Frame
Release date
  • January 2007 (2007-01) (Slamdance Film Festival)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Tijuana Makes Me Happy is a 2007 film made in Tijuana, Mexico. It was directed by Dylan Verrechia, co-written by James Lefkowitz, with original music by Nortec Collective, and titled by writer Rafael Saavedra. Variety described it as "slight but likable."[1]

The movie has not yet 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

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

red light district
. As time passes, Indio learns what it means to make money, a tough journey that takes him across 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.

References

  1. ^ a b Leydon, Joe (28 January 2007). "Tijuana Makes Me Happy". Variety. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
  2. ^ Vice, Jeff (28 January 2007). "Slamdance hands out its 'Sparky' film awards". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

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