MAD BILLS TO PAY (OR DESTINY, DILE QUE NO SOY MALO)

Showings

THEATER 1 Fri, May 22 5:45 PM
THEATER 2 Sat, May 23 3:00 PM
THEATER 2 Sat, May 23 8:15 PM
THEATER 2 Sun, May 24 4:30 PM
THEATER 2 Mon, May 25 6:00 PM
THEATER 1 Mon, May 25 8:30 PM
THEATER 2 Tue, May 26 6:15 PM
THEATER 2 Wed, May 27 5:45 PM
THEATER 1 Wed, May 27 8:30 PM
THEATER 2 Thu, May 28 8:30 PM
Film Info
Runtime:101
Release Year:2026
Genre:Drama
Production Country:USA
Original Language:English
Spanish
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Joel Alfonso Vargas
Cast:Juan Collado
Destiny Checo
Yohanna Florentino
Nathaly Navarro
Screenwriter:Joel Alfonso Vargas

Description

In a tight-knit Dominican American community in The Bronx, Rico (Juan Collado) is hustling his way through the summer, selling bootleg ”nutcracker” cocktails out of a beach cooler and chasing girls without a care in the world. But when his teenage girlfriend, Destiny (Destiny Checo), begins crashing at his place with his family, turning their small apartment into a stage for their messy, complicated young love, it’s only a matter of time before they’re hit with the sobering reality of growing up too fast in a city that waits for no one. Writer-director Joel Alfonso Vargas turns his hometown into the heartbeat of his debut feature, teaming up with discovery talent Collado and Checo, to deliver a raw and deeply authentic look at life in The Bronx. With humor and grit, Vargas paints a tender portrait of the chaos and charm of urban life, and the ups and downs of youthful abandon when things take an unexpected turn.