La Cocina

New York City, lunchtime at 'The Grill': Amidst the hustle and bustle of everyday catering life, it is noticed that money is missing from the cash register of the restaurant in Times Square. Among the employees, most of whom are illegal immigrants, Pedro quickly becomes the prime suspect. Being accused of theft, coupled with the news that his girlfriend, who also works at the restaurant, has decided to terminate their pregnancy, drives the young Mexican to the brink of despair. LA COCINA is a multicultural, tragicomic homage to the experience of arriving in a foreign land, the dreams of a better future, and the fascinating microcosm of gastronomy.