“I really wanted to make something that was nuanced, that wasn’t rooted in what we often see when it comes to Latin stories and queer stories,” Alberto tells Teen Vogue.
audiobook. On New Year’s Day in 2018, after sending him the script through formal channels, Alberto decided to take matters into her own hands and tweeted Miranda about her film. Twenty minutes later, he responded and offered to read the screenplay. Three months later, he met Alberto in Los Angeles and officially boarded the project.
When the time came to cast Jaime Mendoza, Aristotle’s laconic war veteran father, Eugenio Derbez — an acclaimed Mexican actor best known for his comedic chops — may not have been the most obvious choice. But Alberto was keen to give Derbez, who also produced the film, an opportunity to show his range as a performer and redefine the typical depiction of a macho Latino father.
From the moment they first meet at a public pool, Aristotle and Dante develop an immediate connection that forces them to question everything they’ve known about themselves. “Ari never says he’s gay; Ari is just in love with Dante. [Ari] feels everything that he could be and that everything is possible when he’s around a specific soul, but Dante is the only person that ever says ‘I’m gay’ in the film,” Alberto remarks.
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