Two women, two generations, and the common human struggle. Daniel Larios’s short films explore the subtleties of human emotion, memory, and connection. His latest, Superestar, shows us the world of a pop star and a bathroom attendant are not so different after all.
Daniel is a Salvadoran-American creative director, writer, producer and film curator based in Los Angeles. His third short, SUPERESTAR, has been accepted at several festivals including Philadelphia Latino Film Festival where it won the LOLA Award.
- Boyz n the Hood
- “La Vida Loca” by Cristian Poveda
- Spending teen years in El Salvador
- Film as company in a strange culture
- Being treated differently by your own people as a Salvadoran American
- The “jayanness” of El Salvador vs passive aggressive US
- Lack of affection in social environments in the US
- Understanding the US’s role in El Salvador’s strife
- Desire for pride from a loss of dignity resulting from immigration
- Going to film school
- Competing with kids that grew up with film technology
- Feeling inadequate as a filmmaker
- Transitioning to screen writing instead
- Making glossy pictures vs telling a good story
- Seeing immigrants as full, complex people
- Family dynamics and tribulations for immigrant families
- The courage to fix familias relationships
- Find something you’re passionate about and find a way to make it
- Immigrant vs first generation Salvadorans
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