LATIN STANDARDS (San Francisco, CA)

Synopsis:

A loving, funny and true story of perseverance and creative and caffeinated addiction passed down from immigrant father to lesbian daughter. Mixing nostalgia, urgency, and comic edge, Gomez portrays herself as a driven adult child of a Cuban entertainer. Defying reason she attempts to produce a hipster comedy night at a struggling Latino drag queen club during San Francisco’s gentrification crisis. Between vivid portrayals of characters from 1960’s Manhattan to present day San Francisco, Gomez ponders the ballads (or Latin Standards) penned by her late father Willy Chevalier: a comedian/producer/entrepreneur and composer of dance tunes that reveals in jealousy and obsession.

"Vibrant….Winning heart and humor. Critic's pick!" — The New York Times

"Elegantly structured and expertly staged, it's both touching and funny." — San Francisco Examiner

"Delicious details." — Arizona Daily Star

"Gomez's characterizations are impossible to resist." — San Francisco Chronicle

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