Exclusive: Camila Banus and Mark Hapka will headline the independent Latinx holiday movie, A Christmas & Postre from producers Autumn Federici and Jake Helgren under their production banner, The Ninth House.
Cristina Boada will write the script, which reps Colombian-American Brittany Underwood’s directorial debut.
A Christmas & Postre follows Carmen (Camila Banus) a quirky and lovable pastry chef, dreams of one day opening her very own Puerto Rican influenced postre shop– like the one her family owned on the island. In the meantime, she showcases her treats at a local coffee shop, Coqui, where she works with her sister, Pilar. When local hotel owner, Victor Flores (David Fumero), discovers her talents, she secures a coveted pastry chef position for his grand holiday event known for bolstering the careers of pastry chefs. Carmen is paired with perfectionist chef Jax (Mark Hapka), whom she frequently disagrees with. As they race against the clock...
Cristina Boada will write the script, which reps Colombian-American Brittany Underwood’s directorial debut.
A Christmas & Postre follows Carmen (Camila Banus) a quirky and lovable pastry chef, dreams of one day opening her very own Puerto Rican influenced postre shop– like the one her family owned on the island. In the meantime, she showcases her treats at a local coffee shop, Coqui, where she works with her sister, Pilar. When local hotel owner, Victor Flores (David Fumero), discovers her talents, she secures a coveted pastry chef position for his grand holiday event known for bolstering the careers of pastry chefs. Carmen is paired with perfectionist chef Jax (Mark Hapka), whom she frequently disagrees with. As they race against the clock...
- 7/12/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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