Those “Vote Pedro” T-shirts got a lot of attention a few years back, but if the award-winning, Spanish-language teen comedy Casi Casi had anything to say about it, there would be plenty of “Vote Emilio” T-shirts out there as well. Roughly cut from the same sort of satirical cloth as Mean Girls and Election, the movie centers on Emilio (Mario Pabon), an
average teen who finds himself in the principal’s office every week. He nurses a crush on Jacklynne (Maite Canto), the most popular girl in school and, in a rash attempt
to impress the girl of his dreams, he decides to run for Student Council
President. Soon after declaring his candidacy, though, Emilio discovers, much to his
horror, that Jacklynne will be running against him. Emotions fly high as
campaign fever intensifies; not wanting to not lose his chance at winning
Jacklynne’s heart, Emilio devises a risky plan that could end in disaster if the school
principal gets wind of his scheme. The winner of multiple festival awards — including honors at the
San Diego Latino Film Festival, the Boston Latino International Festival, the
New York International Latino Festival, the Vistas Film Festival, the
Philadelphia Film Festival and the Chicago Latino Film Festival — Casi Casi is rated PG for language and some crude humor. The film’s DVD comes presented in a regular Amray case, with an audio commentary track from writer-directors Jaime and Tony Vallés, as well as a brief making-of featurette. To purchase the movie via Amazon, click here.