 Grand Jury Award Winner at Slamdance 2007 for Best Narrative Feature, this human comedy and modern day fable presents Tijuana in a completely different light. TIJUANA MAKES ME HAPPY is a unique coming of age story based on the actual lives of Pablo Tendilla Ortiz and his father Pablo Tendilla Rocha. Although entirely fictional, each character plays their real life character with performances that are undeniably authentic. All Indio (Pablo Tendilla Ortiz) ever wanted for his 15th birthday was a prizefighting rooster named el Gyro. Indio s dad, Jhonny (Pablo Tendilla Rocha), can t afford the rooster so he and his girlfriend, Rebecca (Aidee Gonzalez), introduce him to Brianda (Darina Rabago Soto), a young sexual worker in the red light district. A birthday surprise that doesn t turn out as expected. Determined to buy his rooster, Indio tries to make money. He goes from helping out his friend Sacramento (Jorge Hernández) on his rooster ranch, to selling empanadas, washing cars, and, finally, transporting packages across the USA/Mexican border. All of Indio s dreams change when he meets Brianda on the streets again and falls in love with her. Indio goes to all lengths to win her heart, even fight his rooster.