Valentina would wake up as early as 4:30 every morning to catch the bus to school, where she became seasoned in dance, chorus, theater, costume design and all the other accouterments of stage life.

Part incomplete rom com, part squishy lampoon, “La Boda de Valentina” ultimately falls short in both modes, but accomplishes just enough to warrant a RSVP. Sign Up to Breaking News.

When all its trappings are stripped away, “La Boda de Valentina” boils down to an age-old rom-com dilemma: Is our heroine going to choose Handsome Guy No. 1 or Handsome Guy No. 2?

A finished birria taco plate sits on a garnish station Thursday at La Valentina. Felipe Flores was taught to learn how to crawl before he could walk and learn how to walk before he could run. The ...