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In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
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Classical in form, contemporary, earnest and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- America FerreraAna Garcia
- Lupe OntiverosCarmen Garcia
- Ingrid OliuEstela Garcia
- George LópezMr. Guzman
- Brian SitesJimmy
- Soledad St. HilairePancha
- Lourdes Perez NidoRosali
- Jorge Cervera Jr.Raúl
- Felipe de AlbaGrandfather
- José Gerardo Zamora Jr.Juan José
Crew
- Patricia CardosoDirector
- George LaVooScreenplay
- Josefina LopezScreenplay
- Jim DenaultDirector of Photography
- Heitor PereiraOriginal Music Composer
- Sloane KlevinEditor
- Effie BrownProducer
- George LaVooProducer
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