Casa Laurel
- Filmmaker(s)
- Pati Cruz Martinez
- Category
- Series
- Short Film
- Subject Matter
- Politics & Government, Culture Democracy & Rights
- Featured In
- Homegrown: A Part Of / Apart From
A group of more than 60 local residents in the Calle Loiza district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, gather every Friday night for karaoke at Casa Laurel, one of the few locally-owned businesses left in the area. While foreign investment transforms Calle Loiza into a street lined with tourists and Airbnbs, the film pays homage to this karaoke spot as a gathering place for joy and community.
This film is part of HOMEGROWN: A PART OF / APART FROM, a Firelight Media production, in partnership with Pacific Islanders in Communications (PIC), Black Public Media (BPM), and Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB).
Pati Cruz Martínez - Director
Claudia Calderón Pacheco - Producer
Rebecca Adorno Dávila - Editor
Raisa Bonnet Ocasio - Cinematographer