Cheech Marin is set to direct and star in the dramedy Angel of Oxnard for HighRoad Entertainment.

According to Variety, Marin is best known as one-half of the comedy duo Cheech and Chong.

Marin wrote the screenplay which centers on Angel Mejias (Marin), the voice of Oxnard's version of the Home Shopping Network, who finds himself in the middle of a worldwide media storm when his face appears on a tortilla.

Angel of Oxnard marks Marin's first directing gig in more than 15 years.

No production date has been set.