Piñata Prayers
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Breaking down the colonial tradition of piñatas, this personal film probes into a loss of faith while retracing a family history.
Directors Spotlight
Daniel Larios
Director
Daniel is a Salvadoran-American producer, director, writer, and cultural worker based in Los Angeles. His short films have been programmed at festivals including Blackstar, True/False, Atlanta, ÍCARO, Bentonville, and Paraguay International. He won the 2022 BlackStar Doc Shorts Pitch and was a 2023 Sundance Institute Latiné Co//ab Scholar.
- Year
- 2025
- Runtime
- 24 minutes
- Country
- United States, El Salvador
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Director
- Daniel Larios
- Producer
- Daniel Larios, Marcel Pérez
- Co Producer
- Brian Petillo
- Cast
- Andrew Flores, David Bernal-Fuentes, Erika Soto, Jason Caravantes, Krystal Castillo, Sandra Marisol Rodezno De Larios, Yesenia Prieto
- Cinematographer
- B. Rubén Mendoza
- Editor
- Daniel Larios, Eric Armando Ibarra
- Animator
- Ashley Thomas, Daniel Larios
- Production Design
- Astrid Anderson
- Composer
- Sansanto (Israël Mendez)
- Sound Design
- Victoria Sand
- Music
- Sansanto (Israël Mendez)
- Premiere
- Philadelphia