In Search of a Dream (1997)
Two friends in Washington Heights take different paths to earn a living: one working in a grocery store, the other as a drug dealer.
Top billed cast
Elvis NolascoPepe
Kamar de los ReyesMarcos- T.J. GlennDetective Mike
Mateo GómezCharlie
Marcos Antonio MirandaPeter
Benny NievesJulio
Jessy TerreroYeyo
Fidel ViciosoCoco
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