About the Movie

This photo was taken in Galveston, Texas at Moody Gardens. What a perfect day. The family celebrated a special weekend enjoying the festive lights, the rides, skating at the ice rink, and the IMAX movies.

Times like these are rare, but Mr. and Mrs. Martinez ensure that their family remains close and build memories when they can afford them. The times are changing and family pressure seems to be at an all time high. There are so many uncertainties that challenge the Martinez family. A large family has special needs and each has learned to depend on the other. Something threatens to tear them apart. They have never talked about it as a family, but know the day of reckoning approaches. Time is so precious, each moment together is sweeter. Can they survive what awaits them?

"El Nacional" will grip you and your family. Journey with the Martinez family as they face a challenge beyond their worst fears. This movie will make you love your family even more. 

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Director Baldemar Rodriguez, Jr. brings to the big screen the Martinez family. A family caught in the middle. A family you will love and a story that will make you love your family even more. This PG-13 family drama will simply be riveting.

The movie was created through the Latino Producers Academy of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP). NALIP is a supporter of this project; for more information, visit: http://www.nalip.org/.