To my late mother, Matilde, and the sweetest dog, Daisy, anyone could ever have, who together never let me get discouraged in the early years of American Entertainment Investors’ existence when I was struggling to turn the corner financially. And to my daughter Catriela, whom I can always rely on for some well-thought-out advice on new film projects.

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