The perils of being a fledgling musician go deeper than tour burnout and being paid with drink tickets. Isabel Castro's nonfiction feature Mija, predominantly shot in Southern California, focuses on the unique plight of emerging alternative Latino artists--many of whom must tandemly fight for industry recognition and for largely undocumented family members to evade deportation. As portrayed in Mija, an integral part of the Latino music scene is Doris Muñoz, an up-and-coming music manager who ju...
"I Didn't Want to Use Tears as a Way to Communicate": Isabel Castro on Sundance 2022 Premiere Mija
Filmmaker Magazine - 21 Jan 2022 22:30
The perils of being a fledgling musician go deeper than tour burnout and being paid with drink tickets. Isabel Castro's nonfiction feature Mija, predominantly shot in Southern California, focuses on the unique plight of emerging alternative Latino artists--many of whom must tandemly fight for industry recognition and for largely undocumented family members to evade deportation. As portrayed in Mija, an integral part of the Latino music scene is Doris Muñoz, an up-and-coming music manager who ju...
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