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Episodic Shorts Program includes ARROZ, LECHE Y POWERBALL!, ASTROPACKERS, BROWNSVILLE BRED, CHUCHI AND ADALIZ, ESMERALDA and STONED BREAKUPS: SHARI

Date Location Time Tickets
Saturday, June 3, 2023 TCL Chinese Theaters Auditorium 6 1:45 PM PDT BUY TICKETS

West Coast Premiere

Arroz, Leche y Powerball!

Directed by Mariana Serrano

USA | 19 min | 2022

A Miami story told through the eyes of a multi-generational family whose problematic nature, hope for togetherness and dreams of success culminate on the night they risk it all and play to win the grand-prize Powerball.

"Arroz, Leche y Powerball" is the pilot episode of the proposed series Livin' Con Los Cabo. It follows la Familia Cabo - a dysfunctional, multi-generational, Cuban American family whose problematic nature, hope for togetherness and dreams of success drive their struggles and triumphs.

Over the course of a night, they decide to play the Powerball and take their chance at winning the grand-prize in hopes to better their lives. After overcoming unforeseen obstacles and dealing with their habitual family conflicts, they soon learn the real prize lies within them.
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Mariana Serrano is a first generation Peruvian-American writer/director based in Miami, FL. Her primary focus is exploring the human condition as it pertains to connection while working from a female-focused lens, and by crafting complex characters that amplify underrepresented voices within her narratives.
Film Title in English Rice, Milk and Powerball!
Type of Film Episodic
Country of Origin USA
Year Film Was Completed 2022
Runtime 19 min
Social media Handles @arrozlecheypowerball, @mah_ryah_nah, @markpulaski
Director Mariana Serrano
Written by Mariana Serrano
Cinematography Alexandra Taupier De Pando
Edited by Erick Alamo
Music by PALO!
Sound Design Carlos Morales
Art Direction Jessica Rosales
Main Cast Vivian Ruiz, Carmen Pelaez, Alexander Arias, Natalie Cabo, Ernesto Miyares, René Granado, Roger Torres

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