La Leyenda Negra 

Synopsis

An El Salvadorian teen attending high school in California becomes involved with a group of activist immigrants fighting deportation after the government moves to end Temporary Protected Status. Monica Betancourt, Kailei Lopez, Irlanda Moreno, Justin Avila, and Juan Reynoso star in this drama. Written and directed by Patricia Vidal Delgado.

Details

La Leyenda Negra began as a UCLA MFA thesis film before debuting at Sundance 2020 and was eventually acquired by HBO for its streaming service HBOMAX. I could not be more thrilled with how far the project has gone and feel so lucky to have been part of the team. The biggest lesson I learned (that I think most professionals learn on low budget indies), was that I can’t do this by myself and going forward I’m placing so much more importance on collaboration.