30 Years Later: Jim Mendiola’s Punk Borderlands

Molly Vasquez (“La Molly”), played by Mariana Vasquez, filming with her Super 8 camera. Courtesy of Jim Mendiola. Set in 1994 in San Antonio, Tejas, Jim Mendiola’s independent short film Pretty Vacant tells the story of 21-year-old Molly Vasquez (“La Molly”)—a working-class, queer punkera; drummer of the all-Chicana band Aztlán-a-Go-Go; local record store employee; aspiring filmmaker; and creator…