La Leyenda Negra

In Compton, a soon-to-be undocumented teenager fights for her right to stay in America while risking her family, her friendships, and her first love.

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Teenage Aleteia has just transferred to a new high school in Compton and struggles to make friends. As an El Salvadorian immigrant who has grown up in the United States, Aleteia has made underground activism her foundation for making her voice heard, but everything is thrown into jeopardy when her temporary protection status is compromised and her future becomes uncertain. She unexpectedly befriends Rosarito, a popular girl who is tired of her vapid clique and drawn to Aleteia’s resilience, much to queen bee Monica’s annoyance. As the girls grow closer, Aleteia becomes more determined than ever to fight for her right to stay in the home she has always known.

Patricia Vidal Delgado is a Sundance Institute FilmTwo Fellow and an MTV First Time Directors Initiative Finalist. ‘La Leyenda Negra,’ her feature film debut, premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival in the NEXT category and streamed on HBO MAX. The film was a Top 20 Finalist for the Roy W. Dean Grant and was awarded the Frameline Completion Fund in February 2020. The 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominated the film for the John Cassavetes Award and the GLAAD Media Awards also nominated the film for Outstanding TV Movie. Patricia is the writer and director of short films ‘Bué Sabi,’ ‘Isa,’ ‘Ico,’ ’88,’ ‘The Hood,’ and ‘Caroline.’ Her work has screened at both national and international film festivals including the Raindance Film Festival, TIFF Next Wave, Philadelphia Film Festival, Curtas Vila do Conde, and the IndieLisboa International Film Festival. To date, Delgado’s films have garnered a total of 24 wins and 81 nominations.