News and Press
News and Press
Backstreet to the American Dream is the result of monumental cooperation, collaboration, and teamwork, from the main entrepreneurs in the film and our creative crew, to our Jarritos, our festival sponsor, and Executive Proudcer Dolores Huerta. Go behind the scenes, and get a taste of how this incredible story came together!
Q&A: Latina Magazine
The food truck revolution, which started as a grassroots movement for struggling chefs and working-class families, is now a billion-dollar industry. Parades of trucks offering endless...
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Newport Beach Independent
Food trucks have become a fixture of the culinary arts. Many people walk just steps outside their office building to find their lunch at one of...
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Fox 11: In-Depth with Hal Eisner
The documentary highlights the role of food trucks from the traditional “lonchera” to the explosion of food trucks as mobile gourmet restaurants. Nazario says that the social...
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WPIX 11 Morning News
WPIX 11 News is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by highlighting the work of a Latina film director who is sinking her teeth into the food truck...
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Mexican Consulate en Los Ángeles
Snack & Chat con la directora y periodista Patricia Nazario y presentación del documental, Backstreet to the American Dream. Read more >
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LA Daily News
In 2010, Patricia Nazario was a journalist at KPCC radio when she was sent out on a news story that would change the direction of her...
Read More“To think that Backstreet to the American Dream is just a ‘foodie film’ would be a huge disservice to what is an authentically, multi-flavored, and well-crafted vision of the American Dream told from two polar perspectives within the food truck revolution.”
– Cedric Smith, Programmer •
San Antonio Film Festival
Press Inquiries
From Our Fans
“It really gave me a lot of insight into how these folks feed us in a number of ways.”
– Clifford Lo, Esq., Los Angeles
“The story made me feel hopeful, grateful, and to keep reaching for the American Dream”
– Karla Henry, Los Angeles, CA
“The film has a good pace. My favorite part was how the animation covered the history and origin of street food!”
– Cathy May, Los Angeles, CA
“I felt invested in Doña Guille, owner/operator of El Pescadito, and felt connected to her story.”
– Sara Pacheco, Los Angeles, CA
“So many great aspects to it. Very well done!”
– Rebecca Liliana Gomez, Los Angeles, CA
“Good production value! It shows how something ethnic and created out of
necessity is taken hostage by marketing and commercialism.”
– Ivan Cordiero, Los Angeles, CA
“It is unique and interesting! No one else has educated us about this.”
– Elena McCalla, Los Angeles, CA
