In ‘Problemista’ Julio Torres spins immigration stress into satire

Julio Torres attends a screening of <em>Problemista</em> in New York on Feb. 27.

The comic, actor and filmmaker came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his 20s. “This movie deals with the problem of immigration, but I think of it as a very silly, happy and joyful movie,” he says.

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The comic, actor and filmmaker came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his 20s. “This movie deals with the problem of immigration, but I think of it as a very silly, happy and joyful movie,” he says.