“We’re gonna show them but in reality, they’re beautiful, family oriented, hard working, complicated. survivalists. And so that’s one thing. I think Linda really knocked out of the park was that beauty in the cholo culture,” Longoria says. The 48-year-old has been working behind the camera for more than 20 years having directed episodes of Gordita Chronicles and Jane the Virgin among others. With this film being her feature film directorial debut it’s not just a professional feat, it’s a personal one. As the daughter of Mexican American parents born in Corpus Christi, Texas with a master’s degree in Chicano Studies from California State University, Northridge, she’s well versed in the Chicano experience. Now she’s hoping Latinx audiences show up to prove to studios these stories are worth telling.
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