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{{Infobox film
name = Tijuana Makes Me Happy |
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caption = Film poster |
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writer = [[Dylan Verrechia]], James Lefkowitz|
| director = [[Dylan Verrechia]]
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| writer = [[Dylan Verrechia]]
starring = Pablo Tendilla Ortiz (Indio), Pablo Tendilla Rocha (Jhonny), Aidee Gonzalez (Rebecca), Darina Rabago Soto (Brianda)|
| starring = Pablo Tendilla Ortiz (Indio), Pablo Tendilla Rocha (Jhonny), Aidee Gonzalez (Rebecca), Darina Rabago Soto (Brianda)
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director = [[Dylan Verrechia]]|
producer = James Lefkowitz, Pablo Tendilla, [[Dylan Verrechia]]|
| producer = James Lefkowitz, [[Dylan Verrechia]]
distributor = 25th Frame|
| cinematography = James Lefkowitz
| editing = James Lefkowitz
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released = {{Film date|2007|01||Slamdance Film Festival}} |
| distributor = 25th Frame
runtime = 79 minutes|
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language = Spanish |
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| runtime = 79 minutes
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music = Nortec Collective|
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'''''Tijuana Makes Me Happy''''' is a 2007 film made in [[Tijuana]], [[Mexico]]. It was directed by [[Dylan Verrechia]], and co-written by James Lefkowitz, with original music by [[Nortec Collective]]. Variety described it as "slight but likable".<ref name=variety/>
'''''Tijuana Makes Me Happy''''' is a 2007 film made in [[Tijuana]], [[Mexico]]. It was directed by [[Dylan Verrechia]], co-produced by James Lefkowitz, with original music by [[Nortec Collective]], and titled by writer [[Rafael Saavedra]]. Variety described it as "slight but likable."<ref name=variety/>


The movie has not yet had a general release [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932600.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=tijuana+makes+me+happy], but has been screened at several movie festivals [http://www.myspace.com/tijuanamakesmehappy] and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the [[2007 Slamdance Film Festival]],<ref name=variety>{{cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932600.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|title=Tijuana Makes Me Happy|last=Leydon|first=Joe|date=28 January 2007|work=Variety|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,655191930,00.html|title=Slamdance hands out its 'Sparky' film awards|last=Vice|first=Jeff|date=28 January 2007|work=Deseret News|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref> and is one of the four recipients of the 2007 [[SAFILM]] Indie Max Award [http://www.safilm.com/2007/events.html].
The movie has not yet had a general release [https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932600.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&query=tijuana+makes+me+happy], but has been screened at several movie festivals [https://www.myspace.com/tijuanamakesmehappy] and won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the [[2007 Slamdance Film Festival]],<ref name=variety>{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117932600.html?categoryid=31&cs=1|title=Tijuana Makes Me Happy|last=Leydon|first=Joe|date=28 January 2007|work=Variety|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,655191930,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120728172529/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,655191930,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 28, 2012|title=Slamdance hands out its 'Sparky' film awards|last=Vice|first=Jeff|date=28 January 2007|work=Deseret News|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref> and is one of four recipients of the 2007 [[SAFILM]] Indie Max Award [https://web.archive.org/web/20071006024221/http://www.safilm.com/2007/events.html].


== Synopsis ==
== 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 [[Zona Norte|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.
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 [[Zona Norte|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==
==References==
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*{{IMDb title|0381704|Tijuana Makes Me Happy}}
*{{IMDb title|0381704|Tijuana Makes Me Happy}}
*[http://www.tijuanamakesmehappy.com/ Tijuana Makes Me Happy official site]
*[http://www.tijuanamakesmehappy.com/ Tijuana Makes Me Happy official site]
*[http://archive.slamdance.com/2007/festival/film_detail.asp?film_id=987 ''Tijuana Makes Me Happy'' at slamdance.com]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080307232844/http://archive.slamdance.com/2007/festival/film_detail.asp?film_id=987 ''Tijuana Makes Me Happy'' at slamdance.com]
*[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/343816/Tijuana-Makes-Me-Happy/overview] The New York Times
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120917111628/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/343816/Tijuana-Makes-Me-Happy/overview] The New York Times


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Tijuana Makes Me Happy
Directed byDylan Verrechia
Written byDylan Verrechia
Produced byJames Lefkowitz, Dylan Verrechia
StarringPablo Tendilla Ortiz (Indio), Pablo Tendilla Rocha (Jhonny), Aidee Gonzalez (Rebecca), Darina Rabago Soto (Brianda)
CinematographyJames Lefkowitz
Edited byJames Lefkowitz
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-produced 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 2007 Slamdance Film Festival,[1][2] and is one of four recipients of the 2007 SAFILM Indie Max Award [3].

Synopsis

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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 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

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  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. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
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