Dirty Mesas

21 year old Mexican American, Ofie is a new waitress at legendary and famous Italian restaurant, Regazzi’s in San Antonio, Texas. Struggling with identity, mental health, her role within her own family, and with men and women romantically-she is looking for meaning and insight in everything, including within the supernatural and spiritual worlds.
The story is peppered with Spanish (English subtitles) and ‘Spanglish’ dialect throughout.
Her experience living in a somewhat white world as a Mexican American while working alongside first generation Mexican immigrants (who’s struggles are far greater than hers) presents a series of culture wars, all rooted in skin color. She is only two generations away from them, but the disparity between creates both beautiful and frightening relationships. Dirty Mesas (Tables) is a story set in the late 90’s that gives much of the back story and insight into the symbiotic relationship of Whites and Mexicans in South Texas and is one of the driving forces, along with the always heavy gossip/dirt spoken at both the family kitchen table and the restaurant tables.
The style is one that is sometimes surreal, musically led, highly cinematic, and very dramatic, a nod to the old style novellas at times.