The drama The Price of the American Dream covers the trials and tribulations of a family struggling to realize their greatest hopes. Very soon the mother and father will become official American citizens after living in the United States for three decades. Their children are each struggling with the harsh realities of life. Their straight-A son may not get the money to go to college, while another son is sliding into a life of crime. Their daughter considers marrying outside her race in order to give her children a chance at a better life. Soon the possibility of a financial windfall presents itself after someone in the family writes a book.
Jackie Torres, : Laura Fernández
Mario Ramirez Reyes : Chendo
Rebeca Silva, : Rosa Muñoz
Carlos Méndez, : Manuel Muñoz
Albertossy Espinoza, : Christian Muñoz
Raquel Jimenez, : María Muñoz
Gabriel Guillen, : Meño Muñoz
Liz Paraoan,: Jackie Muñoz
Eloy Méndez.: Félix
Luis Enrique D Los Cobos : Jarocho
Studio: Amigo Films
As a director, Jackie Torres has focused on the hard urban reality of Latinos in the United States.
As a matter of fact, this touched Jackie so profoundly that she has used each one of her films to destroy negative stereotypes Hollywood has spread about Hispanics. Through interesting stories, filled with urban dynamism, Jackie has achieved great success with the films she has directed: “The Price of the American Dream” and “East LA King,” both available through Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and Cine Latino, among others, as well as “Crossing Frontiers,” official selection of Mexico’s Film Festival “Festival de Cine Chicano.” She also directed TV series “Pequeños…Grandes Lecciones” in her native Puerto Rico.
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