Las Chinacas Del Encanto
Logline: Sisters Erisa and Sonia travel through the forest, when they suddenly bump into magical forest creatures named Chinacas that ask for their help as they've lost their magical stone. The team find that the Devil himself has found it, and have to play a little "card game" to get it back.
Las Chinacas Del Encanto, is my 2nd directorial project, written/produced/directed by me. Inspired by my childhood growing up with a sister, hearing of legendary Folktale stories shared by my parents, to the whimsical childhood I had, these elements all combine to create my newest project. Dedicated to rich Mexican visual culture and Mexican storytelling, this film is set to capture my cultural background and childhood.
This project is a big collaboration between my Film Production Collective La Vida Productions and the San Francisco based Film Production Company Less Than Half Pictures. Their goal to amplify underrepresented voices aligned perfectly with our similar mission, and so both groups combined and shared our resources into creating this short film.
This project has challenged me and my team, pushing our talent to new limits with the elaborate Set Design, young child actors, hand-made puppets, and many more elements we are super excited to share! Principal Photography wrapped September 2026, and the project is currently in its post-production phase. Check out the Chinacas Del Encanto page for more info!