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Director:
Jan Egleson
Writers:
Jan Egleson (screenplay)
Jan Egleson (story)
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Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Eager to become a businesswoman, an immigrant from Puerto Rico tries to adjust to life in the United States. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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A look at Latinos in a new light more (3 total)

Cast

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Miriam Colon ... Meche (as Miriam Colón)

Lisa Vidal ... Elena

Jose Yenque ... Tito

William Marquez ... Papo
Virginia Rambal ... Vika

Jack Mulcahy ... Brian
Jaime Tirelli ... Héctor
Fidel Vicioso ... Patricio

Edouard DeSoto ... Singer in Club

Gustave Johnson ... Museum security guard

Teresa Yenque ... Dog casket shopper
René Sánchez ... Don Benito
Chuck Brinig ... Theo

Ken Cheeseman ... Banker
Lonnie Farmer ... Lawyer
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
La Fonda azul (USA: Spanish title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sensuality.
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Certification:
USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Used excess film stock from the production of James Cameron's Titanic (1997). more
Soundtrack:
Goldberg Variations - Aria more

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A look at Latinos in a new light, 18 September 2003
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Author: lvillalt99 from Massachussetts

I have just seen "La Fonda Azul" (The Blue Diner) on PBS. Since I live in Massachussetts, and this film was shot in Boston, I had heard about it obliquely in the "Arts" section of the newspaper.

I am glad I took the time to see it. What struck me about it is that it presents the life of Hispanic immigrants in a way I have not seen before, it is not cliched in either direction (one being the R rated action movie treatment of Latinos, the other being the syrupy blandness of sitcom "Latino" families.)

It has characters that, in my eyes, reflect real struggles of cultural identity, and of living in the present without forgetting the past.

What I also found interesting about it is that other "fish out of water" can identify with the characters, not just Hispanics. (Just ask anybody originally from the deep South now living in New England, for example...)

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