Tortilla Soup (2001)

Director:

Maria Ripoll

Writers (WGA):

Hui-Ling Wang (earlier screenplay) and
Ang Lee (earlier screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

23 August 2002 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

A comedy to arouse your appetite.

Plot:

A Mexican-American master chef and father to three daughters has lost his taste for food but not for life.

Plot Keywords:

Chef | Mexican American | Divorcee | Retired | Food

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Jacqueline Obradors	...	Carmen Naranjo
Tamara Mello	...	Maribel Naranjo
Judy Herrera	...	Eden
Nikolai Kinski	...	Andy
Elizabeth Peña	...	Leticia Naranjo
Constance Marie	...	Yolanda
Troy Ruptash	...	Hairdresser
Ken Marino	...	Jeff
Hector Elizondo	...	Martin Naranjo
Marisabel García	...	April
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Gomez
Louis Crugnali	...	Catering Assistant
Raquel Welch	...	Hortensia
Joel Joan	...	Antonio Urgell
Paul Rodriguez	...	Orlando Castillo
Ulysses Cuadra	...	Snide Student
Mark de la Cruz	...	April's Classmate
Eli Russell Linnetz	...	April's Classmate
Stoney Westmoreland	...	Baseball Umpire
Karen Dyer	...	Rachel
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jamisin Matthews	...	Gomez's Assistant (uncredited)
Santiago Verdu	...	(voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Maria Ripoll

Writing credits (WGA)
Hui-Ling Wang		(earlier screenplay) and
Ang Lee		(earlier screenplay) and
James Schamus		(earlier screenplay)
Ramón Menéndez		(screenplay) &
Tom Musca		(screenplay) and
Vera Blasi		(screenplay)

Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn Jr.	....	executive producer
Meyer Gottlieb	....	associate producer
John Bard Manulis	....	producer
Lulu Zezza	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Bill Conti

Cinematography by
Xavier Pérez Grobet

Film Editing by
Andy Blumenthal

Casting by
Elizabeth Marx

Production Design by
Alicia Maccarone

Art Direction by
John Mott

Set Decoration by
Julieann Getman

Costume Design by
Ileane Meltzer

Makeup Department
N. Kristine Chadwick	....	makeup artist: Raquel Welch
Rosie Duprat Fort	....	key makeup artist
Kim Tarver	....	assistant makeup artist
Jeanne Van Phue	....	personal makeup artist: Hector Elizondo
Lynda Kyle Walker	....	key hair stylist
Vera Zay	....	hair stylist
Vera Zay	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Lisa Howard	....	unit production manager
Miriam Holder Jacobs	....	production supervisor (as Miriam Jacobs)
Paige Orloff	....	executive in charge of production
Lulu Zezza	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonathan Hennessey	....	second second assistant director
Eric Jones	....	assistant director
Thomas Kuk	....	second assistant director
Lori Mellman	....	second assistant director
Joel Morales	....	first assistant director
Duncan White	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Micah Auerbach	....	swing
Ryan J. Beyer	....	on-set dresser (as Ryan Beyer)
Stephen Bracken	....	swing gang
Michael Carney	....	swing gang
Chris Dery	....	greensman
Vincent Dery	....	greensman
Thomas Evans	....	carpenter
Bryan Gettman	....	swing gang
Shaun Gussin	....	construction coordinator
Frank Lombardo	....	assistant property master
Kimberly Lombardo	....	property master
Leora Lutz	....	swing gang
James Marler	....	assistant property master
Kevin Miller	....	lead man
Charles Scaife	....	on-set dresser
Ela Schmidt	....	on-set dresser
Robert Seeley	....	art department production assistant
Sherry Snodgrass	....	assistant set decorator
Keith St. Aubin	....	scenic artist
Carl Studebaker	....	swing
Angela Trujillo	....	art department coordinator
Chris Tunney	....	swing
S.L. Wade	....	swing gang

Sound Department
Sam Aronson	....	adr mixer
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Robby Bartholomew	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dee Dee Davis	....	post-production sound advisor
Ryan Davis	....	sound recordist
Warren Dewey	....	adr group mixer
William Fiege	....	sound mixer (as Bill Fiege)
William G. Flick	....	sound mixer (as Bill Flick)
Clare C. Freeman	....	sound conforming editor (as Clare Freeman)
Kris Garfield	....	foley editor
Kris Garfield	....	foley supervisor
Sandy Gendler	....	supervising sound editor
Scott G.G. Haller	....	sound editor
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Steven Klinghoffer	....	boom operator
Mark Lanza	....	sound conforming editor
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Todd Morrissey	....	sound recordist
Steven Nafshun	....	adr mixer
Brad North	....	sound effects editor
Nancy Nugent	....	sound conforming editor
Jeff Porrello	....	boom operator
Angelo Raguseo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kira Roessler	....	dialogue editor (as Kira)
Joni Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
James Thornton	....	boom operator (as Jim Thornton)

Special Effects by
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Steven Fagerquist	....	titles and effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Alton	....	additional video assist operator
John Barr	....	gaffer
Becca Bender	....	assistant camera (as Rebecca Bender)
Mike Blanchet	....	additional best boy grip
Greg Bridges	....	additional key grip
Tony Bryan	....	electrician
Anthony Cady	....	best boy grip
Gary L. Camp	....	Steadicam operator
Jesse James Chisholm	....	video assist operator
Steve Crestol	....	additional best boy electric
Craig Fikse	....	Steadicam operator
Alan Goldenhar	....	gaffer
John Grondorf	....	first assistant camera
Matt Gulbin	....	key grip
Jody Hutchins	....	key grip
Ann Johansson	....	still photographer
Courtney Jones	....	grip
Robert King Jr.	....	additional grip
Matt Landry	....	grip
Jeffrey Maroun	....	electrician
Patrick Murphy	....	additional electrician
Jarrod Oswald	....	first assistant camera
Dan Robinson	....	additional grip (as Danny Robinson)
Adrian Rodriguez	....	second assistant camera
Joe Solari	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano	....	cinematographer: food camera
Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano	....	director of photography: second unit (as Mariana Sanchez)
Somsy Vejsiri	....	additional electrician
Frans Wetterings III	....	best boy electric (as Frans Weterrings)

Casting Department
Claudia Becker	....	casting: Mexico
Libby Goldstein	....	casting: USA
Junie Lowry-Johnson	....	casting: USA
Dana Olson	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roberta Bilé	....	set costumer
Joseph Cigliano	....	wardrobe supervisor
Heather Hoffman	....	set costumer
Jeannie H. Kelly	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Angela M. Catanzaro	....	assistant editor
Robert S. Douglas	....	on-line editor
Rick Downey	....	negative cutter
Chris Miller	....	post-production services
Emanuel Pereira	....	post-production picture supervisor
Glen Rose	....	on-line editor
Dana Ross	....	color timer
Marc Wielage	....	colorist: DaVinci

Music Department
Julianne Jordan	....	music supervisor
Tommy Lockett	....	music editor
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer
Fredrik Sarhagen	....	music recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ed Adams	....	transportation captain
Alberto Coto	....	driver
Jay Norof	....	transportation coordinator
Tony Ruiz	....	driver

Other crew
Hector Alberto	....	stand-in
Atsuko Ohtani Bailey	....	assistant production coordinator
Steven Belgard	....	unit publicist
Sean Boyriven	....	office production assistant
Richard Bronskill	....	auricle operator
Sharon Cingle	....	script supervisor
Kelly Cortez	....	stand-in
Peter Costelli	....	location manager
Brooke Dammkoehler	....	assistant: Mr. John Bard Manulis
Sandra L. Dixon	....	first assistant accountant
Caryn M. Drake	....	office production assistant (as Caryn Drake)
Rorrie Feinstein	....	assistant: Mr. Samuel Goldwyn Jr.
Susan Feniger	....	food and menu designer: Border Grill
Madison Gray	....	stand-in
Richard Harding	....	office production assistant
Linda Kwan	....	additional script supervisor
Kojo Lewis	....	additional location manager
Tony Pasquale Marchese	....	craft service
Wayne Miller	....	layout gonzo
Mary Sue Milliken	....	food and menu designer: Border Grill
Stacy Parker	....	production coordinator
Joel C. Peterson	....	production coordinator
Denise Anderson Poore	....	production assistant
Stephen Przybylowski	....	assistant: Mr. John Bard Manulis
H. Terah Rahming	....	additional production accountant
Frank Ramey	....	assistant production accountant
Roy Ruiz	....	security officer (as Roy Roman Ruiz Sr.)
Nathaniel Rundle	....	set production assistant
Rabatan Salem	....	on-set security officer
Kathryn Segura	....	animal wrangler
Burton Sharp	....	adr group coordinator
Lance Stockton	....	additional location manager
Lance Stockton	....	assistant location manager
Brian Tyler	....	office production assistant
Christian Vigeland	....	production assistant
Joshua Weathersby	....	set production assistant
John Winston	....	additional location manager
Marnice Wolfe	....	production accountant
Nina Womack	....	additional production coordinator
Nina Womack	....	additional production coordinator
Alessandro Zezza	....	title designer: main titles
Jack E. Herman	....	extras set coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Stefan Dechant	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Samuel Goldwyn Films
• Starz! Encore Entertainment

Distributors

• Silvio Sardi Communications (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
• Samuel Goldwyn Films
• Verdecchi Film

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Leonetti Company  grip equipment
• Plus 8 Video  camera equipment provided by
• WoodHolly Productions  adr recorded at

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content

Runtime:

102 min | UK:103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

France:U | Germany:o.Al. | UK:PG | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

El Segundo, California, USA

Company:

Samuel Goldwyn Films

Trivia:

The three poems that Leti's "secret admirer" sends her are "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell, "Her Face, Her Tongue, Her Wit" by Arthur Gorges, and "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick. The last note is from Titania's speech in Act III, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end when Carmen is leaving the kitchen to serve her family, at first she has one plate with out the lobster, then when she is leaving the kitchen, as she is turning the corner, she has the plate with a lobster. Then, coming out of the kitchen, the lobster has disappeared, then reappears again when she turns towards the tables.

Quotes:

Carmen Naranjo:Do you know why we clink glasses before drinking?... It's so that all the five senses are involved. We touch the glass. We smell the drink. We see its color. We taste it. Hearing is the only sense that doesn't participate unless we create it.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Eat Drink Man Woman (1994)

Soundtrack:

Amado Mio

Family Cooking...

Well, well, it's hard to describe this film. Sometimes you always feel good when you're watching a film. I don't know exactly the reason. I just know that in some occasions you fell not so good because of the events that occur in one film. Here it's about feeling good.

It's very comforting to see Hector Elizondo here. I have always liked him. And I have never thought of his acting qualities, or evaluated him as an actor, I just have always had fun watching him on screen. This movie is no exception. I gotta give him the fact that he actually looks like a cook (chef). He actually seems to enjoy the meals he prepares daily. And also seems his family, people who love him. And there wouldn't be much a film without this love.

Martin's (Elizondo) three daughters are the center of the film, of course, including their dad. Tamara Bello is beautiful. It's the first time I see her in a movie, but there's such charm in her face, and she makes Maribel the kind of girl some teenagers may identify with.

Leticia (Peña) is also some kind of misteryous, but understandable. We get her situation, and maybe know there's no way out. But we are also by her side, when she has the time to improve. She has kept his feelings for too long, as if she was obliged to, and know she's desperate to let them go.

Carmen (Obradors) might be the opposite. She has let her feelings go, but has kept some of them inside also. It is like she knows she must take some decisions, and she takes them, only she may not be so sure, she may just think she is.

The rest of the actors are perfect choices, and make each of the characters they play another part of this charming film.

I'm hungry...