Cast & Crew

Justin Lerner

Director / Screenwriter

Justin Lerner is the son of two developmental psychologists, one Jewish and one Catholic, who compromised by sending him to Quaker school in Pennsylvania until the age of eleven. After getting his BA in Theater Arts at Cornell University, he moved to Galicia, Spain, and then returned the following year to get an MFA in Directing at UCLA's graduate film school. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Lerner's ties with Guatemala run deep, where he even proposed to his French-American wife at the edge of a volcano. More importantly, he helped with the creation of a film school there in 2016 where he was its first film professor. It was while teaching there when one of his students introduced him to the picturesque Caribbean coastal town of Puerto Barrios where “Cadejo Blanco” mainly takes place.

Production & Companies

Actors

Karen Martinez (Sarita)

Karen is the lead actress in Cadejo Blanco, previously starring in La Jaula de Oro which won multiple awards at the Cannes Film Festival and the Ariel Awards.

Juan Pablo Olyslager (Oliveiros)

One of Guatemala's most famous actors, Juan Pablos is a veteran performer who has previously worked with Jayro Bustamante on the film Temblores.

Rudy Rodriguez (Andrés)

Born and raised in Puerto Barrios, this is Rudy's first film. He was chosen from hundreds of local auditions and received acting classes for his role as Andrés.