In a movie, you work three months to tell a story that happens in two hours. In a Mexican soap opera, you work one day to make a story that's an hour and a half. So you can see the difference in the quality of the project.
There's a reality that the market is changing, and the stories of the Latino community need to be out because there's a huge audience in need of films that would represent them.
Sadly, there are a lot of ignorant people that have access to a microphone.
California is one of the strongest states with one of the solidest economies but, at the same time, ignores the reality of its farm workers.
There's a big debate in the U.S. about immigration reform. We need to reflect on who's feeding this country today, why this community has been ignored.
When I was a kid, if I liked something from merchandising, I'd have to go to the toy store.
I always thought of documentaries as films through which you find your voice as a narrator.
The nice thing about my job is that it allows me to look deeper into issues and then tell stories with that information.
When I was a teenager, I went on an organised three-day tour of Rome. It was the worst experience ever. I promised myself that I would never travel like that again, with someone telling you what to see and what not to see.
I was raised an orphan... My mother died when I was 2 years old.
You don't want to disappoint anybody, but you know, you lose your voice by trying to please everyone.
Before 'Y Tu Mama,' I did 16 movies that only my family got to see because I invited them to the premiere.
Acting is about communicating, reacting, and sharing - and friendship is about all of those things, too.
