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The story of Simon Rodia, the real-life artist who spent 30 years constructing Los Angeles' Watts Towers, a monument to Christopher Columbus, and his fictional relationship with Daniel, a young boy.
Top billed cast
- Miguel AlamoDaniel Guerra
Shawn HarrisonSean- Jimmy YungLiko
Allan ArbusSimon 'Sam' Rodia
Montrose HaginsHellen Littlefield
Carmen ZapataConsuelo Guerra
Beulah QuoLynn Chow
Michael McKeanWexler Hatch
Liam SullivanCommissioner- Janice McElroyMiss Williams
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