Holy Cash! Comedian Paul Rodriguez visits Action News to discuss his new film

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Paul Rodriguez stars arsenic the shady "Preacher Pablo" successful the caller movie helium wrote and directed, "Holy Cash."

"The premise is 2 cons. They get retired of prison. They're told 1 much strike, and they're successful determination for life," said Rodriguez. "We statesman to marque a batch of money, and that attracts radical we know. Ex-wives. The IRS and each the amusive comes to an end."

As helium made the film, Rodriguez secured immoderate large names to look connected surface alongside him, including Luis Guzman, Danny Trejo and Jay Mohr. It was a labour of love.

"I fundamentally begged each of my friends to enactment together. It took maine 2 years.," said Rodriguez. "It's precise independent, but I'm arrogant to travel backmost to archer my hometown of Fresno that it's successful the theaters, and that's precise rare."

Even during the astir superior times, similar erstwhile helium had a bosom onslaught respective years ago, Paul volition find humor.

"I was golfing, and that's what saved my life. I was astatine a play course, and determination were doctors there. Had I been astatine a bowling alley, I would've been dormant for sure."

His bosom surgeon was a large protagonist of the movie.

"He work the script, and helium gave maine $60,000. He said look, wage maine erstwhile you can."

His lad Paul Jr. is simply a Nike-sponsored skateboarder.

"I took immoderate of his money, and I made this movie."

"It's amazing. P Rod is simply a skateboarding icon. And he's aged now. He and Tony Hawk helped marque skateboarding an Olympic event."

"Holy Cash" could beryllium the past movie for the 69-year-old Rodriguez.

"I promise, if this happening works and is successful, I'll travel backmost to Fresno and conscionable slice away."