On New York City’s Lower East Side, Dominican teen and aspiring ladies’ man Victor Vargas (Victor Rasuk) has nothing but girls on his mind. Though he talks a big game at the local pool, Vargas’ true experience amounts to nothing more than a string of romantic rejections. After Vargas fails to improve his abysmal reputation by bedding an overweight classmate, he chooses a much more difficult target – the stunning and stuck-up Judy Ramirez (Judy Marte).
On New York City’s Lower East Side, Dominican teen and aspiring ladies’ man Victor Vargas (Victor Rasuk) has nothing but girls on his mind. Though he talks a big game at the local pool, Vargas’ true experience amounts to nothing more than a string of romantic rejections. After Vargas fails to improve his abysmal reputation by bedding an overweight classmate, he chooses a much more difficult target – the stunning and stuck-up Judy Ramirez (Judy Marte).
"Divinely realized! The movie is like sunshine burning through a cloud bank."
New York Times
"A marvel of closely observed, intimately captivating moments."
Toronto Star
"What lifts Sollett's film above the run-of-the-mill boy-meets-girl tale is its genuine sweetness and Sollett's ability to effect a striking authenticity."
New York Post
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Made in Spanish Award winner