About the film

Ruth and Isaac are a couple who work in a food truck in the busiest area of downtown Austin, TX. Both arrived from Mexico many years ago, but they did not do it together. In Grilled Queso, Ruth and Isaac will tell us how they came to the United States and how they met, as we follow them through a busy night serving customers in Austin.

Filmmaker

Sergio Muñoz Esquer

About KLRU

Austin PBS serves as a bridge to the Central Texas community, providing essential programming and services to 3 million people in more than 20 counties. Austin PBS showcases PBS’s family-friendly national programming and creates innovative local content that reflects and celebrates Austin through programs like Central Texas Gardener and Austin City Limits. With digital-first initiatives like Decibel and ATX Together, Austin PBS is committed to addressing community issues through first-person storytelling and meaningful dialogue. Leveraging the power of media across platforms and on the ground in the community, Austin PBS is also helping address critical needs in early education and advancing learning in Central Texas. Find out more at austinpbs.org

Full Credits

Director

Sergio Muñoz Esquer

Producer

Sergio Muñoz Esquer

Director of Photography

Mauricio Hernández Serrano

Editing by

Sergio Muñoz Esquer

Original Music Composed by

Dante Gutiérrez

Sound Recording by

Eva Chaitman

Parker Foreman

Color Grading

Sergio Muñoz Esquer

Sound Mixing

Sergio Muñoz Esquer

Production Consultant

Paul Stekler

Editing Consultant

Anne Lewis

Software Consultant

Susanne Kraft

Sebastián Valdivieso

John Heard

Production Assistant

Luisa Pérez

Alejandra Valdez

Stop-Motion Animation by

Sergio Muñoz Esquer

2D Animation

Leslie Rivas Carrera

Featuring

María Ruth Carrera

Isaac Alfonso Molina

Voice Performances

Fernando Monroy

Carlos Sosa Vázquez

Erick Hernández

Gael García Cortes

Brandon Rubio Fraga

Jorge V. Cortés

Juan Carlos G. Monjaras

Juan David Alvarado