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Gordo

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About Me

Synopsis: Jorge 'Gordo' Fuentes, late 20s, is a hard-working, gifted taco maker from Mexico. Recently married and with a baby on the way, Gordo leaves his wildly popular taco stand and travels to America where he hopes to establish a successful Mexican restaurant in order to earn enough money to bring his family up north as well.Gordo arrives in Watsonville, CA where he stays with his cousin Joel who recognizes Gordos taco talent and lands him a job at the local franchise of Cinco de Taco, a national food chain. Appalled at how the chain makes tacos, Gordo sneaks his own ingredients into the fast food restaurant and prepares tacos the way he did in Mexico...
To contact Vince Navarro (writer/director) please email: [email protected]
Gordo Film Festival Appearances and Awards:
Latino Film Maker Showcase - *Finalist*
Beverly Hills Hi-Def Film - *Winner Best International Short*
Santa Barbara Film Festival
Show Off Your Short Film Festival
Cinequest International Film Festival - *Winner Audience Award - Best Short*
San Luis Obispo Film Festival - *Winner Best Student Short*
New York International Latino Film Festival
Rhode Island International Film Festival
Globalfest 2007
Red Bank International Film Festival
New Orleans Film Festival
ARPA International Film Festival
San Francisco Latino Film Festival

My Interests

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To contact Vince Navarro (writer/director) please email: [email protected]

www.gordofilm.com

My Blog

Gordo in San Francisco and LA this weekend!

Hey everyone,Gordo will be playing this weekend in both San Francisco and Los Angeles. Here is all the info:Saturday's screening in LA:2007 Arpa International Film Festival produced by Arpa Foundation...
Posted by on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:22:00 GMT

Gordo in New Orleans!

  Hello  everyone,   Sorry for the very short notice,  Gordo is going to be showing this weekend in The 18th Annual New  Orleans Film Festival.  It will be playing on Sat...
Posted by on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:15:00 GMT

Gordo in the Red Bank Int. Film Festival!

Great news! "Gordo" will be making its New Jersey debut at the 7th Annual Red Bank International Film Festival. It will be playing on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 3:00pm during the "Spanish Fly" pro...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 09:55:00 GMT

Gordo Comes to New York City!

Hey everyone,Some more exciting news to share. Gordo has been accepted into the New York International Latino Film Festival sponsored by HBO. I am very excited to have Gordo play in New York City an...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:27:00 GMT

Gordo Wins at Cinequest and San Luis Obispo!

Hey everyone,I just wanted to get the word out on some very exciting news.  This past weekend "Gordo" won two awards!  On Saturday "Gordo" was honored with the "Best Student Short" award at ...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:08:00 GMT

Gordo comes to San Jose & San Luis Obispo

Hey everyone,Just wanted to spread the word about two more festivals that "Gordo" will be a part of in the next couple of weeks. The Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose is a great fest and will be a ...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:28:00 GMT

Gordo in "Show off Your Shorts Film Festival"

Hey everyone. Sorry for the late notice. Gordo is going to be shown as part the "Show Off Your Shorts" Film Fesitval. So everyone in and around the LA area will have the chance to check out Gordo a...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 18:31:00 GMT

Gordo at Santa Barbara Film Festival

Hello everyone!Just wanted to give a heads up that next week "Gordo" will be part of the Santa Barbara Film Festival. So if you have the time and the means it would be great to see you there!  Th...
Posted by on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:51:00 GMT

Gordo Named Best International Short!

Check it out!!!!! Thank you all for being part of the festival, it was great to have your film in it.  After a rigorous selection process amongst the jurors, we are proud to announce t...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 17:05:00 GMT

Gordo at Skywalker Sound

Over the summer we had the amazing opportunity to do our final mix for Gordo at Skywalker Sound in Marin. It was an amazing experience and sound editor Dessiree Green has put together a great video th...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 13:31:00 GMT