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Toy designer's 'Problemista' mindset
The Citizen
|June 20, 2025
FEATURE DEBUT: 5-TIME EMMY NOMINEE
Problemista is the feature debut of writer, director, and star Julio Torres, who has earned five Emmy nominations for his writing on Saturday Night Live and won Peabody Awards for his HBO series Los Espookys and, last weekend, Fantasmas.
In Problemista, Torres stars as Alejandro, an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador who's struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in New York City.
As time runs out on his work visa, a job assisting an erratic art-world outcast becomes his only hope to stay in the country and realize his dream.
Oscar winner Tilda Swinton and Emmy nominee RZA co-star, with Oscar nominee Isabella Rossellini narrating.
In Fantasmas, Torres stars as Julio Torres, who is searching a surreal, alternate New York City for a lost gold oyster earring.
In addition to Swinton, Oscar winner Emma Stone, Emmy winner Steve Buscemi, and Emmy nominees Natasha Lyonne, Bowen Yang, and Paul Dano all have cameos.
This story is from the June 20, 2025 edition of The Citizen.
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