Amanecer (English: Daybreak) is a 2009 short film written and directed by Alvaro D. Ruiz, produced by Ulysses Oliver and Luci Temple of Marshmallow Productions.

Amanecer was one of four projects competitively selected for the 2008 Multicultural Mentorship Scheme, a Metro Screen and NSWFTO joint initiative.

[2] Australian actor and producer Claudia Karvan was the project’s mentor.

[3] A young South American man struggles to build a new life for his wife and children in Australia.

But, in this foreign land, his education and experience doesn’t seem to count.