Bob Trevino Likes It (2025) Starring Barbie Ferreira And John Leguizamo Arrives On Digital May 6Inspired by the true story of a friendship Laymon struck with a stranger when looking for her father online, the film centers on Lily (Ferreira), who longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child and then by her father in her 20s.
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Lionsgate Published: April 18, 2025 -- In this heartwarming story inspired by an extraordinary true friendship, lonely Lily Trevino (Barbie Ferreira) “friends” a man on social media she believes is her father, Robert. Desperate to reconnect after a falling-out, she instead finds Bob Trevino (John Leguizamo). Bob discerns Lily needs a friend as much as he does, and their blossoming connection becomes a vital source of healing for both. Winner of 13 audience awards, Bob Trevino Likes It proves the healing power of friendship and a chosen family. AboutThe film world premiered at the 2024 SXSW Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Award and Audience Award in the Narrative Feature categories. It launched in US theaters on March 21st, 2025. Bob Trevino Likes It is written and directed by Tracie Laymon. Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Edgar Rosa, and Felipe Dieppa produced the pic, which qualified for a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to shoot during last year’s actors strike. Ferreira, Leguizamo, Carl Effenson, Mike Sobiloff, Peter Sobiloff, Kirk D’Amico and Kevin D. Forester are executive producers.
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