The Answer To My Prayer

Patrick Perez Vidauri believes in the power of comedy to speak truth to power, and is fiercely committed to expanding diversity and opportunities in front and behind the camera. Patrick was born in East LA, he went on to study Anthropology at Columbia University in NYC then Film Directing at UCLA Film School, where he was honored with a Student Emmy for his work. In the early 2000's Patrick began a collaboration with comedian, satirist and writer Esteban Zul and syndicated cartoonist/writer Lalo Alacaraz.   For over a decade they could be heard  together on the political satire comedy talk show "The Pocho Hour of Power" on 90.7 KPFK where they wrote and performed hilarious and timely sketch comedy with a Latinx point of view.
Patrick is one of the most important Latinx filmmakers of his generation, creating comedies that examine the faultlines of America's cultural divides. His first feature Comedy "Lola's Love Shack" about three Latino boys coming of age in the barrio  won critics and audiences with its smart and funny tone.  Comedy legend Will Ferrell loved it and lent it this blurb, " Heartfelt and silly. It made me laugh and I hate laughing." "Lola's" won many awards including the Audience Award at the Reel Rascuache Film Festival. 
Patrick's sophomore feature was the rom com, "In Other Words." It's a bilingual love story about love across the language barrier starring Chris Kattan, Edy Ganem, and Brian McClure. It was named Best Comedy at the Sacramento International Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by HBO MAX.
Patrick's feature #3, the rated "R"" rom com, "Divorce Bait" was shot during the pandemic of 2020, dealt with the insecurities of marriage in a multicultural world, and featured a diverse cast in hilarious situations.  It was the closing night film at the San Diego Latino Film Festival and was picked up by Samuel Goldwyn in 2022.
Patrick's feature #4 is the rom com, "For Love of Money",which was shot entirely in New York's Greenwich Village. It's a remake of Pride and Prejudice set in the New York real estate market. It received the award for best feature at the New York Independent Film Festival.
 Patrick is also a veteran preditor of television. His credits include the Netflix documentary, "The Day I Met El Chapo, The Kate Del Castillo Story." And the Prime Time drama "Desire". Patrick is a local 700 union television editor with credits on such shows as "Little Big Shots with Steve Harvey" and "Lip Sync Battle with LL Cool J" and the Spanish version of "The Voice".In 2011, Patrick was hired by Kevin Messick to translate the feature film, "La Casa De Mi Padre" written by Andrew Steele and starring Will Ferrell. In addition Patrick taught Mr. Ferrell Spanish for the movie and served as his on-set dialect coach. Patrick lives with his wife and partner, Cristina Nava, and three kids in Porter Ranch, CA.