El Paso, TX

July 17 - July 27, 2025 • El Paso, TX

Filmmakers Brunch: On Location with Jacob Cena

Brunch
Free
Sunday, July 27
11:00am
Foundation Room

Jacob Cena is a classic car restorer who for more than the last 20 years has worked on film, television and commercial projects in the El Paso area. He got his start as a car wrangler, locating specific cars and car types requested by filmmakers for their projects. That led to location scouting on a variety of projects, including Glory Road, about the 1966 NCAA champion Texas Western College Miners basketball team, The Counselor, The Burning Plain, Memory, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, One Battle After Another, which was shot partially in downtown El Paso last summer. It hits theaters September 26. Jacob will discuss his life and unexpected film career in this free talk with Q&A. — Doug Pullen


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