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Released last year.
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The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo
"In 1984 he came from Spain. It was epic."
2025 1h 31m EN
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★5.3TMDB · 3
RomanceComedy
Synopsis
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In suburban New York circa 1984, Julie Gornick hosts a charismatic, larger than life Spanish exchange student. As he starts hooking up with the girls in her class, Julie falls in love with him. Or what she thinks is love.
“In 1984 he came from Spain. It was epic.”
Cast
Alexandro Byrd
Juan Jose Mundo
Anna Mirodin
Julie Gornick
Hannah Kepple
Suzanne Weiss
Chase Vacnin
Andy Kaplan
Ben Heineman
Chase
Lena Pepe
Amy Vesuvio
Jonathan Auguste
Perry Newton
Will Meyers
Bobby Weiss
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael Walker
- Writers
- Susan Gomes, Michael Walker
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor David Leonard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Alexandro Byrd and Anna Mirodin and Hannah Kepple carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "In 1984 he came from Spain. It was epic.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt34150444 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Michael Walker directs. David Leonard cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released last year.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 3Editor David Leonard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Alexandro Byrd and Anna Mirodin and Hannah Kepple carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "In 1984 he came from Spain. It was epic.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt34150444 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 9 themes, including "high school", "based on true story", "coming of age", "teen movie".
The technical file
- Editing
- David Leonard
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Michael Walker
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PA
Pango Films
US
Key crew
- CastingKerry Barden
- CastingPaul Schnee
- Music SupervisorPeter Davis
- MusicNathan Larson
- Associate ProducerSusan Gomes
- Associate ProducerVanessa Pantley
- CostumerOlivia Duca
- CinematographyKristy Tully
- ProducerAlfred Sapse
- ProducerMichael Goodin
- Executive ProducerJeremy Garelick
- Executive ProducerWill Phelps
- EditorDavid Leonard
- Production DesignerAnnie Simeone
- Executive ProducerAxelle Azoulay
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- high school
- based on true story
- coming of age
- teen movie
- exchange student
- young love
- 1980s
- syracuse, new york
- spanish
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2025-09-25· Charlotte Film Festival
- Premiere2025-10-16· Twin Cities Film Festival
- Digital2026-08-20PG-13· Apple TV & Prime Video
