Marisol Acts the Part

Eighteen-year-old actor Marisol is known for her effervescent persona and similarly bubbly roles, a fact that her costar boyfriend, Miles, cites as a reason for their breakup. Determined to prove him (and the many tabloids covering her heartbreak) wrong, Marisol auditions for—and is cast in—The Limit, a teen TV drama in which Miles is the star. She moves to New York City to stay with her estranged father during filming; there, she learns more about her Puerto Rican heritage through her abuela and connects with her cousin, Kevin, who dreams of becoming a drag performer. On set, Marisol navigates more challenges than she anticipated, including a director who doesn’t like her and an unexpected crush on Miles’s on-screen love interest, Jamila. All the while, Marisol contends with a complicated home life, ponders her sexual identity, and dodges the paparazzi. The upbeat and flirty push-and-pull of Marisol and Jamila’s developing romance drives the bulk of the narrative, throughout which Rose (The Girl You Know) alternates moments from Marisol’s IRL experiences with acting sequences from The Limit in an art-imitates-life approach that sheds light on the dark side of Hollywood glitz and glamour. Ages 12–up. Agent: Uwe Stender, Triada US. (Aug.)