Dad Wanted

Dad Wanted is a 2020 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Javier Colinas, written by Victor Avelar, Javier Colinas, Paulette Hernandez and Fernando Barreda Luna and starring Juan Pablo Medina, Ela Velden and Silvia Navarro.

Cast

Juan Pablo Medina as Alberto Díaz, a taxi driver and former actor who acts out as Blanca's dad
Natalia Coronado as Blanca Díaz, a rebellious short-tempered tween girl who practises BMX biking, she often likes rubbing her success in other people's faces
Ela Velden as Actriz guapa
Silvia Navarro as Fernanda
Joaquín Emanuel as Fabián, Blanca's school rival who also does BMX biking
Luis Ernesto Franco as Santiago Sánchez
Alberto Guerra as Alberto Guerra
Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Directora del colegio, Blanca's school principal
Rodrigo Murray as Hombre con traje
Gonzalo Garcia Vivanco as Guapo
Luis Arrieta as Luis Arrieta
Marisol del Olmo as Mamá Laura
Victoria Viera as Laura, Blanca's best friend who always has her back
Roberto Quijano as Sergio
Lisette Morelos as Recepcionista BMX
Martha Claudia Moreno as Señora elegante
Moisés Arizmendi as Moisés Arizmendi

Plot

Blanca is a rebellious tween girl who does BMX biking, her mother disapproves her habit and often forbids her doing it, but she still practices daily behind her mother's back. She is overjoyed when she is handed poster for a BMX racing tournament comes up and the prize is $100,000, but since she's too young, she needs a parent to sign her in, but her mom refuses. Since she does not have a dad, she decides to do a casting to find an actor she can use to play that role to motivate her and to also sign her in without her mom noticing, which is proven to be a difficult task due to her short temper and her mom being very suspicious about it, but she tries her best to overcome those challenges and forget the worrying thoughts of her mother.