Apocalipsis follows Isaac and Irene, two childhood friends who haven’t spoken in years and now find themselves trapped in the same house waiting out a gang curfew in mid-2010s San Salvador.
A proof of concept short film. Aiming to complete Feature film in early 2028.
Fiction Short
Written, Directed and Produced by Daniel Larios
Starring Maya Casamalhuapa and Leo Gomez
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Piñata Prayers navigates a personal loss of faith and subsequent reckoning with mortality - with the help of a third-generation piñata-maker and her creations.
Nonfiction Short
Directed and Written by Daniel Larios
Produced by Daniel Larios and Marcel Pérez
Edited by Eric Armando Ibarra and Daniel Larios
2025: True/False (WORLD PREMIERE), Atlanta, Hunter College MFA: From Body to Movement: Performance Art and Film,
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Two Salvadoran women, one a first gen indie-pop singer, and the other a bathroom attendant at an LA nightclub, bond over their different troubles and their mutual love of music.
Fiction Short
Directed, Written, and Executive Produced by Daniel Larios
Starring Jacqueline Munguia and Jazmin Iraheta
Fests/Screenings
2021: San Diego Latino (World Premiere) Bentonville, Philadelphia Latino (Lola Award Winner), San Francisco Latino, Micheaux, Panama/East LA, Newfilmmakers LA
2022: University of Texas at Dallas, Ethnic Literature Class Guest Filmmaker, Hola Mexico (HBO/HFPA Tomorrow’s Filmmaker’s Today Fellow)
2023: UCLA - Central American Studies Class Guest Filmmaker
An estranged brother and sister must face each other for the first time in years after their mother falls ill. As the brother rides a train home trying to make it in time, we tumble through family memories as they try to find the courage to move past the hardships of their childhood.
Fiction Short
Directed, Written and Produced by Daniel Larios
Starring Pedro Isaac and Fatima Poggi
Fests/Screenings:
2019: Kapow (World Premiere), Official Latino, Ojai Shorts, Oaxaca International, ICARO (2nd Place, Best Fiction Short)
2020: Paraguay International
A short film about a makeshift family of undocumented immigrants, following their leader as he tries to help their newest member adjust to America.
Fiction Short
Directed, Written and Produced by Daniel Larios
Starring Orlando Leon Jr, Sophia Loomis, Lunara Isabel, Ezekiel Cruz, Fatima Poggi, and Luis Iturbide
Fests/Screenings:
2016: Boston International (World Premiere), Hollyshorts Monthly Screenings
