Real Women Have Curves
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An eighteen-year-old in East LA is torn between her dream of going to college and her mother's insistence that she stay home, marry, and run the family garment factory.
Why watch: America Ferrera's feature debut. Won the Sundance Audience Award and changed Latina representation.
Cast
America Ferrera as Ana Garcia
Lupe Ontiveros as Carmen Garcia
Ingrid Oliu as Estela Garcia
George López as Mr. Guzman
Brian Sites as Jimmy
Soledad St. Hilaire as Pancha
Lourdes Perez Nido as Rosali
Jorge Cervera Jr. as Raúl
Felipe de Alba as Grandfather
José Gerardo Zamora Jr. as Juan José
Edgar Lujan as Juan Martin
Lina Acosta as Norma
Celina Belizan as Glitz Receptionist
Ramona Garcia Coronado as Singing Woman
Marlene Forte as Mrs. Glass
Crew
Patricia Cardoso — Director
George LaVoo — Screenplay
Josefina Lopez — Screenplay
Marilyn R. Atlas — Co-Producer
Effie Brown — Producer
George LaVoo — Producer
Ellyn Long Marshall — Casting
Maria E. Nelson — Casting
Jim Denault — Director of Photography
Sloane Klevin — Editor
Deborah Riley — Art Direction
Brigitte Broch — Production Design
Amy R. Strong — Art Direction
Elaine Montalvo — Costume Design
Heitor Pereira — Original Music Composer
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