John Leguizamo is Antonio, a Mexican, who lost his mother and moves to S. California to follow his dreams. He has an uncle there who he believes owns restaurants, but in reality is only a cook at one. But he is able to get Antonio a job.
But Antonio really wants to be an entertainer. He plays guitar, composes songs, and sings (passably, but not well) and somehow hopes for his big break. Then he gets wind of a competition, and he happens upon 3 brothers who play guitar and sing, and they form a group. But they really need a female singer and Antonio recruits neighbor Mirabella (Elizabeth Peña, who really does sing well). But Mirabella is confused, even though she is much older than Antonio, she is flattered by what she thinks is a romantic interest in her.
But he is really smitten by young and pretty Nina (Ana Claudia Talancón) who has a sick dad and spends much of her free time with him. So the movie is about Antonio's attempts to fulfill his dreams of entertaining and finding true love. It is a cute movie, with lots of energy in places, but rather bland dialog and the story follows a very predictable path.
SPOILERS. When Mirabella realizes that Antonio is really courting Nina, at the same time she also finds out that the band's manager, a very nice Hispanic man, is in love with her. All ends well as the band wins the competition and both men get the women they wanted.
But Antonio really wants to be an entertainer. He plays guitar, composes songs, and sings (passably, but not well) and somehow hopes for his big break. Then he gets wind of a competition, and he happens upon 3 brothers who play guitar and sing, and they form a group. But they really need a female singer and Antonio recruits neighbor Mirabella (Elizabeth Peña, who really does sing well). But Mirabella is confused, even though she is much older than Antonio, she is flattered by what she thinks is a romantic interest in her.
But he is really smitten by young and pretty Nina (Ana Claudia Talancón) who has a sick dad and spends much of her free time with him. So the movie is about Antonio's attempts to fulfill his dreams of entertaining and finding true love. It is a cute movie, with lots of energy in places, but rather bland dialog and the story follows a very predictable path.
SPOILERS. When Mirabella realizes that Antonio is really courting Nina, at the same time she also finds out that the band's manager, a very nice Hispanic man, is in love with her. All ends well as the band wins the competition and both men get the women they wanted.