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PROBLEMISTA<br />
JULIO TORRES USA 98 MIN. <strong>2023</strong><br />
SUNDAY | JUNE 4 | 7PM | TCL CHINESE 6 THEATRES<br />
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE<br />
LGBTQ+<br />
Alejandro is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador, struggling to bring his unusual ideas<br />
to life in New York City. As time on his work visa runs out, a job assisting an erratic art-world<br />
outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.<br />
From writer/director Julio Torres comes a surreal adventure through the equally treacherous<br />
worlds of New York City and the U.S. Immigration system.<br />
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR<br />
Julio Torres is a Brooklyn-based comedian who moved to NYC from El<br />
Salvador. Julio is an Emmy-nominated and WGA-winning writer. His work on<br />
“Saturday Night Live” garnered four Emmy nominations and received much<br />
acclaim from The New York Times, Vulture, Vanity Fair, and more. Julio has also<br />
performed stand up on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” as well as “The Tonight<br />
Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”. In 2017, Julio headlined his first solo hour at the<br />
Edinburgh Fringe Festival “My Favorite Shapes: By Julio Torres” to rave reviews.<br />
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