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Overview

User Rating:
4.8/10   1,906 votes
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Director:
Sergio Arau
Writers:
Sergio Arau (writer)
Yareli Arizmendi (writer)
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Release Date:
6 August 2004 (Mexico) more
Tagline:
On May 14 there will be no Mexicans in California.
Plot:
One day California wakes up and not a single Latino is left in the state. They have all inexplicably dissappeared, chaos, tragedy, and comedy quickly ensue. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Bore me to the max more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Caroline Aaron ... Aunt Gigi

Tony Abatemarco ... Talk Show Host

Melinda Allen ... Ellen Abercombie (as Melinda R. Allen)
Frankie J. Allison ... Oficer Carr (as Frankie Jay Allison)
Fernando Arau ... Undocumented 1

Yareli Arizmendi ... Lila Rodriguez

Todd Babcock ... Nick

Maria Beck ... Officer Sanchez

Yeniffer Behrens ... Suzy
Arell Blanton ... Chris
Cassidy Paige Bringas ... Tracy Abercrombie
Brian Brophy ... Barney Montana
Pilar Camporredondo ... Lila's Mom (as Maria Camporredondo Neeley)
Elpidia Carrillo ... Cata
Larry Carroll ... Newscaster
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Un día sin méxicanos (Mexico)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and brief sexuality.
Runtime:
USA:100 min | Argentina:100 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Country:
USA | Mexico | Spain
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Brazil:12 | Argentina:16 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
San Diego, California, USA

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Trivia:
The scenes on the empty San Diego streets were shot on 1 January, when there are few people about, because the production was unable to pay for closing them. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the beginning when Mary Jo sits up in bed, the covers fall to her lap. In the next shot the covers are still up at her chest. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: The Christmas Show (#1.11)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
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5 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
Bore me to the max, 12 June 2007
1/10
Author: kobesunset2 from Japan

The premise for this movie is actually very interesting. The title alone drew me to watch this movie. What the viewer is left with is cheap production, boring idiotic "jokes" and mundane repetition of news scenes with bad acting. Some of the actors seem like they were picked off the streets or from community college acting classes.

The movie doesn't draw the viewer in, instead it psychologically irritates and alienates the viewer by butting unrelated scenes together (which one would think might have some overall meaning in the end, however this is not the case). Viewers are more so alienated by the constant fake news cast scenes. The movies banks all it's value on the fact that viewers will be able to relate to ignorant racist white Californians. Many scenes of this nature are played out to exhaustingly boring exaggeration.

Don't waste your time on this movie as it has nothing to do with the reality of the Hispanic/white culture of California.

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