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‘Olmo’ Opens Aug 7, Teen Chooses Father Over Party

8/7/2026

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  • Olmo opens in U.S. theaters through Greenwich Entertainment on Friday, August 7, 2026.
  • The film is set in 1979 Las Cruces, New Mexico, and follows 14-year-old Olmo López.
  • Olmo must choose between caring for his quadriplegic father Néstor and attending a party with his crush Nina.
  • The dialogue alternates English for the teens and Spanish for the parents without translation, featuring cinematography by Carolina Costa and Slade’s “Cum On Feel the Noize”.