“Babylon” breakout star Diego Calva is returning to his film roots for Mexican feature “ City of Dreams .” The drama, which is inspired by true events, follows young boy Jesús, whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are shattered when he’s trafficked across the border and sold to a sweatshop making fast fashion in downtown Los Angeles. The official synopsis reads: “Thrust into a world of exploitation and despair, he’s forced to adhere to the grueling work schedule dictated by El Jefe, a boss who promises freedom for those who complete their quotas.
Despite Jesus’s hellish existence, he finds solace in Elena, a girl who was similarly betrayed and sold into slavery. When she goes missing and another co-worker Carlito’s is severely beaten, Jesus realizes that his only hope for freedom is to make a daring escape.” The film is written and directed by Mohit Ramchandani; Jason Patric, Alfredo Castro, Ari Lopez, Samm Levine, Paulina Gaitan, and Francisco Denis co-starring alongside Calva.
“City of Dreams” is produced by Jon Graham, Rufus Parker, Matthew Diezel, and Sean Wolfington. The executive producers include Tony Robbins, Luis Fonsi, Yalitza Aparicio, Michael Phillips Thomas Jane, Linda Perry, Luis Mandoki, Ohn Devaney, Ana Wolfington, Shehzaan Chunara, Brad J. Lamb, and Rohan Ramchandani.
Calva previously called out his Netflix series “Narcos: Mexico” for glorifying cartels . “There’s a moment in your career as an actor that you really can’t .
