Mi Ofrenda

A Chicana mother comes to terms with the death of her beloved father.

Cast

Frania D. Dueñas

as Isabella

Jennifer Bravo

as Rosario

Victor Frausto

as Francisco

Erica Ortega

as Lucia

Gabriel Montoya

as Ana

Alma Hernandez

Brenda Hernandez

Jenny Rivera-Cruz

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