LOTERÍA
DIRECTOR: Emily Esperanza
WRITERS: Emily Esperanza, Jeffrey Carl Mull
PRODUCER: Eugene Sun Park
GENRE: Drama
FORMAT: Feature Film
STATUS: In Development
SYNOPSIS
María, a bathroom attendant at the nightclub "El Infierno," dreams of being a famous singer. But a mysterious woman's appearance at the club triggers a strange series of events, eventually causing María to get fired from her job. Out of work and broke, María responds to a newspaper classified advertising fulfillment of one’s wildest dreams. But when María makes a deal with the devil, she will pay full price.
INSPIRATION
The story structure of Lotería is based on the Mexican bingo game of lotería. In the game, players must match cards drawn at random to the corresponding spaces on their sheets. When a player matches four spaces in a row, they declare 'lotería!' and win the game. Inspired by the four-card “bingo” win, the film is told in four parts, each part corresponding to a card in the game.
Lotería Proof of Concept