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HBO Acquires Jacqueline Pereda’s Spanglish Short ‘Generation Por Qué?’ (EXCLUSIVE)

21.04.2021 - 21:45

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Mónica Marie Zorrilla HBO has acquired “Generation Por Qué?,” a comedic Cuban American short inspired by and starring writer and producer Jacqueline “Jackie” Pereda.

The coming-of-age story follows Jackie Pérez, a first-generation woman pursuing her acting dreams in New York City while enduring her very Cuban (and conservative) New Jersey-based parents.

She can chase her dreams along with her other first-gen friends, but she cannot outrun her upbringing.“We are thrilled that HBO is giving us the platform to share ‘Generation Por Qué?’ with the world,” Pereda said in a statement.

There are so many stories about late twenty-somethings trying to find their place in the world, but largely leave out the first-generation narrative — especially.

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