Mexican immigrant Jose Luis Bonilla, dishwasher turned businessman, spent more than 20 years building a colossal Mexican Disneyland in the heart of California, only to abandon it after permit problems. “Thinking Grande,” a new film by Kevin Bender and Julio Fons, tells Bonilla’s story. Find out more about the story behind the film.

About Jose Luis Bonilla

Sixty-five-year old Bonilla is now back in his hometown of Zacatecas, Mexico, but he still yearns to complete his dream village. Find out more.

About the filmmakers

Coproducer, Codirector Kevin Bender has produced and directed a series of independent documentaries that have been broadcast nationally, including “The Golden Decade of Baseball” and “Ball Talk: Baseball's Voices of Summer.” Producer and codirector Julio Fons was nominated for an Ariel, Mexico’s equivalent of the Oscars, in the best director category for his film “Benjamin."