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Mosquita y Mari is a coming of age story that focuses on a tender friendship between two young Chicanas. Yolanda and Mari are growing up in Huntington Park, Los Angeles and have only known loyalty to one thing: family. Growing up in immigrant households, both girls are expected to prioritize the well-being of their families. Yolanda, an only child, delivers straight A's and the hope of the American Dream while Mari, the eldest, shares economic responsibilities with her undocumented family who scrambles to make ends meet.
When Mari moves in across the street from Yolanda, they maintain their usual life routine, until an incident at school thrusts them into a friendship and into unknown territory. As their friendship grows, a yearning to explore their strange yet beautiful connection surfaces. Lost in their private world of unspoken affection, lingering gazes, and heart-felt confessions of uncertain futures, Yolanda's grades begin to slip while Mari's focus drifts away from her duties at a new job. Mounting pressures at home collide with their new-found connection, forcing them to choose between their obligations to others and staying true to themselves.
Original Release
08/03/2012
US Release
08/03/2012
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Fenessa Pineda | Yolanda |
Venecia Troncoso | Mari |
Joaquin Garrido | Mr. Olveros |
Dulce Maria Solis | Mrs. Rodriguez |
Marisela Uscanga | Vicky |
Melissa Uscanga | Vero |
Omar Leyva | Mr. Galvez |
Armando Cosio | Don Pedro |
Tonita Castro | Dona Herlinda |
Paul Lincoln Alayo | Pablo |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Fenessa Pineda | Yolanda |
Venecia Troncoso | Mari |
Joaquin Garrido | Mr. Olveros |
Dulce Maria Solis | Mrs. Rodriguez |
Marisela Uscanga | Vicky |
Melissa Uscanga | Vero |
Omar Leyva | Mr. Galvez |
Armando Cosio | Don Pedro |
Tonita Castro | Dona Herlinda |
Paul Lincoln Alayo | Pablo |
Virginia Montero | Photoshop Owner |
Samy Zaragoza | Olivia |
Johnny Rios | Marlon |
Annie McKnight | Security Guard |
Carlos Rios | Boner Survey Boy |
Violet Fernandez | Young Mari |
Georgina Cuautencos | Grandma |
Ezequiel Jimenez | Boy #1 |
Gabriela Jacqueline Flores | Dancing Girl |
John Bradley | Mrs. Olveros |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ky Chaffin | Executive Producer |
Moctesuma Esparza | Executive Producer |
Simone Ling | Executive Producer |
Jose Martinez Jr. | Executive Producer |
Jim McKay | Executive Producer |
Heather Rae | Executive Producer |
Charlene Blanco Agabao | Producer |
Chad Burris | Producer |
Jenna Cedicci | Producer |