Sandino

Also up for the award were first-time nominee Catalina Sandino Moreno, who played a drug mule in “Maria Full of Grace”; fellow first-timer Imelda Staunton, who played the title character, an abortion provider, in “Vera Drake”; and Kate Winslet, for playing a woman who’s had her memories erased in “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.”

The legendary Hong Kong director has made his first U.S. film in 20 years with Lionsgate’s ‘Silent Night,’ starring Joel Kinnaman and Catalina Sandino Moreno.

Rather than such headliners as Tom Cruise, John Travolta and Nicolas Cage with whom he worked in the past, his cast this time is headed by Joel Kinnaman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Harold Torres and Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi.

Quetzal’s newest member is the couple’s only child, Sandino, 18, who takes a seat at the piano.

“Chicano soulful meanderings,” Sandino replies, instantly finding the groove.