Boca Chica

Twelve-year-old Desi is in pursuit of becoming a famous singer. As Desi braces to leave her hometown, she's met with deep-seated secrets that have long tormented her family and their coastal Dominican community.

Cast

Jean Cruz

as Fran

Pedro Salamanca

Sterlyn Ramírez

as Yuleisi

Lia Chapman

as Carmen

Eliseo Antonio Paredes

as Laureano Jr

Cindy Lou Howard

as Annie

Scarlet Camilo

as Desi

Travis W. Sproul

Juan Hughes

as Fran Joven

Xiomara Rodríguez

as Nena

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