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Summer flicks at last transcend the boundaries of redundant romantic comedies and sequels drowned with special effects; boxing jumps back on to San Diego’s big screen on August 27 with the gritty, sexy, cross-cultural film, Chamaco. The Spanish film, translated as “The Kid,” shares the inspiring journey of a teenager who, under the wing of a father-son team, aims to escape the streets of Mexico City with dreams of boxing. Though the independent film awaits a big mainstream entrance — screening in AMC theaters across 11 key markets nationwide starting this month — its debut ties back to San Diego-based independent film production company Unconventional Films. The hilarious web series The Crusader and Universal Dead crowned Unconventional Films as a pioneer in new media distribution two years ago. Since then, Unconventional Films has become one of three American-based independent film companies that qualified for funding from the Mexican government, and the anticipated unveiling of Chamaco propels this production company to the front lines of the independent film industry.

“This film is a true Mexico-U.S. indie collaboration, a dual-language, cross-cultural and cross-border film that pulls the two cultures and countries together,” says Don Franken of Rogue Arts, Unconventional Films’ LA-based, sister production company. In partnership with Mexico’s Ivania Films, Chamaco was shot exclusively on location in Mexico City under the direction of celebrated Mexican filmmaker Miguel Necoechea. The esteemed cast — including Martin Sheen, Kirk Harris and four-time world boxing champion Marco Antonio Barrera — tells the timeless story of the heart that fuels the punches thrown in life.

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