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  • Backstreet to the American Dream (2021)
  • 102 min | Documentary
Backstreet to the American Dream (2021)
102 min | Documentary

Backstreet is an award-winning doc that reframes the American narrative about Latino immigrants through contrasting portraits of old-school loncheras and rock star gourmet food trucks that ignited a $2-billion global phenomenon.
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Aug 29, 2021 (United States)
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25 cast members
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Ryan Harkins
Self - Grill 'Em All, Co-Founder (as Chef Ryan Harkins) Self - Grill 'Em All, Co-Founder (as Chef Ryan Harkins)   See fewer
Guillermina Villa Rio
Self - El Pescadito Lonchera, Owner / Operator (as Doña Guillermina Villa Rodriguez) Self - El Pescadito Lonchera, Owner / Operator (as Doña Guillermina Villa Rodriguez)   See fewer
Alfredo Magallanes
Self - La Asociación de Loncheros, President Self - La Asociación de Loncheros, President   See fewer
Roy Choi
Self (as Chef Roy Choi) Self (as Chef Roy Choi)   See fewer
Jesus Estrada
Self (as Jesus 'Las Banquitas' Estrada) Self (as Jesus 'Las Banquitas' Estrada)   See fewer
Sal Lopez
Self - Animation Narrator (voice) Self - Animation Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Erin Glenn
Self - La Asociación de Loncheros, CEO 2009 - 2012 (as Erin Glenn Esq) Self - La Asociación de Loncheros, CEO 2009 - 2012 (as Erin Glenn Esq)   See fewer
Sarah Lou Morris
Self - Cal Heritage Museum Food Truck Fan Self - Cal Heritage Museum Food Truck Fan   See fewer
Ed Reyes
Self (as Councilman Ed Reyes) Self (as Councilman Ed Reyes)   See fewer
Nancy Tafoya-Gutiérrez
Self - Gourmet Food Truck Fan Self - Gourmet Food Truck Fan   See fewer
Rene Vaqueq
Self - Fan of Traditional Lonchera Self - Fan of Traditional Lonchera   See fewer
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