Dolores

Making this movie was a collaborative process from start to finish. We wanted to give an audience a story that would stay with them not just because they laughed and cried but also because they saw a part of themselves on the screen, someone they recognized or someone they never understood.
DOLORES is a Spanish language adaptation of an original stageplay of the same name, written by Edward Allan Baker. The story follows two sisters, Sandra and Dolores, who navigate through a world where domestic violence is a normal part of life. The original takes place in Providence, Rhode Island. A blue collar city situated in the New England area of the Northeast United States. The narrative is rich with the cultural identity, grittiness and the language that reflects the citizens of Providence. This is why an adaptation from English to Spanish needed the same regional specificity to keep the story authentic and true to its universal themes.
VOZ co-founders Czarina Mada and Cristina Castro both hail from the Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa, respectively. Which is part of the reason this region was chosen for the adaptation. In the main characters they saw themselves, their neighbors, their friends and the strangers that all have too much in common with Sandra and Dolores. The Northern States of Mexico have a distinct cultural identity thats unique from its southern counterparts. The dialect, the food, the music, the landscape and its denizens are part of a culture thats rich with pride, love, but silent on the matters of domestic violence.
After recieving Mr. Baker’s blessing to create the adaptation, the journey began. We hope you enjoy the film as much as we enjoyed making it.