Three generations of women in a Mexican American family experience sexual awakenings over the course of a summer.
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 128 minutes
Rating: 6.1/10 (318 votes)
Release Date: 13 April 2005
Country: USA
Languages: English, Spanish
Sound: Dolby Digital
MPAA: Rated R for sexual content and some language.
Director(s): Georgina Riedel
Producer(s):
Olga Arana – producer
Jose C. Mangual – producer
Georgina Riedel – producer
Writer(s):
Georgina Riedel – writer
Cast:
Elizabeth Peña – Lolita
America Ferrera – Blanca
Lucy Gallardo – Dona Genoveva
Eliana Alexander – Nora
David Barrera – Sal's Uncle
Steven Bauer – Victor Reyes
Alek Carrera – Soap Opera Actor
Ana Cervantes – Doña Loda
Jorge Cervera – Don Pedro
Patricia De Leon – Soap Opera Actress
Music: Alina Gandini
Tagline: Love and sex. Some things just get better with age.
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ArizWildcat has the exact right idea! (and not just because I also wentto the U of A!) I work in the town where this was filmed and set…andit's not a desolate as the movie depicts. The movie needs some seriousediting…too many artsy languid shots. The story is OK…some funnyparts, although I don't know if they were intended to be funny. Some ofthe scenes could have been shorter (a certain bathtub scene, for one!)It is not rated, as of yet, but it is NOT for children. With a goodeditor, this could be a better movie. One shot which started wide andSLOWLY zoomed in to close up was somewhat jerky. I was aware of thezoom in slow, jerking movement, rather than being a slowly fluid zoom.I'm not a filmmaker, but it looked like the amateurish job I would havedone with my camcorder! Of course, I may be nitpicking, but those arethe things I noticed.
I am currently a Media Arts student at the University of Arizona andwe, as part of the Arizona International Film Festival, were luckyenough to have the soul of the creative team of this film down for aworkshop today. Since three of the four, Georgina Riedel (director),Sean Olson (editor) and Lisa Fowle (sound editor), attended the U of Ait was an even more exciting experience (Tobias Datum the DP was alsopresent!). Not only are these some of the nicest people I've ever metthey also have quite a film on their hands! It is fabulously shot, withsome of the most creative, beautiful and just plain different shotsI've seen in a film. The storyline is an interesting one that almostforces you to care about each of the characters. And the actors havegiven some fabulous performances! The script is realistic without beingcheesy or forced. It took a serious subject and made a seriouscommentary on it while still being laugh-out-loud funny consistently!Overall, this film was simply amazing! I was honored to be able towatch it in the presence of the makers and to be able to meet them andtalk to them. They really deserve the success they have attained andthat they still have coming to them! Best of luck to this film!