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A Bilingual Teen’s Saturday in New Mexico | Venice Beach News
Fernando Eimbcke, inspired by John Hughes films he missed as a kid in Mexico, finally brings his bicultural coming-of-age story to the U.S. with “Olmo,” a bilingual dramedy set in 1970s New Mexico. Centered on a charismatic teen juggling family duty and crushes, the film captures the tension between responsibility and desire over one unforgettable Saturday. Drawing from his own immigrant upbringing and influences like Junot Díaz and Kevin Bubriski’s photography, Eimbcke infuses the film with authentic Spanish-English dynamics — even slipping into funny mispronunciations on set. Young lead…
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