Hola amigos! May is officially here, and that means Cinco de Mayo is quickly approaching! Most Americans have no idea what Cinco de Mayo is why it is celebrated ( no, it is not Mexican Independance Day) so I went on a mission to provide you with the knowledge and party essentials that you’ll need to familiarize yourself with in order to celebrate this holiday to it’s fullest.

This off-beat comedy was my favorite film of the Newport Beach Film Festival and I wish this film the best in the future. Interviewing actor David Barrera, I was better able to understand the overall message of the movie that was not crossing the border and making it to America, but actually forgiveness and human understanding. The movie took a heavy topic (crossing the border) and used humor to make it more relatable. Both main actors, Mando Alvarado and Michael Ray Escamilla were at the screening. Chatting with them I was able to learn both their backgrounds, which are in improvisation, which explains the comfortable acting and reacting in the film. I really believed the characters were cousins and I felt like I was on this journey with the characters.