‘Mad Bills to Pay’ Director Joel Alfonso Vargas Knows He’s Living an Indie Film ‘Cinderella Story’
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After his twenties took him everywhere from Los Angeles to London, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted Vargas to slow down and write a movie about his youth in the Bronx. He tells IndieWire how his life has changed (and not).
