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Cousin (The)

Country: USA, Language: English, 15 mins

Original Title

El Primo
  • Director: Nick Oceano
  • Writer: Nick Oceano
  • Producer: Alex Castillo; John Manier

CGiii Comment

Teenage boys being utterly predictable and (very) boring.

Both the racism and the sexism are putrid.

Puerile and pointless.


Watch...

EL PRIMO (THE COUSIN) - short (16 min.) from Nick Oceano on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

A sheltered, sensitive teenager visits his tough, older cousin in Laredo, Texas and learns a hard lesson about what it means to be a man.

Cast & Characters

Daniel Marin as Mark;
Manny Montana as Luis;
Carla Tassara as Elena;
Dina Duran as Carmen;
Paola Ochoa as Sonia