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Luminarias

  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
629
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Luminarias (1999)
ComedyRomance

Four professional women meet at an East Los Angeles restaurant called Luminarias to share secrets about their careers, love, family, and sex.Four professional women meet at an East Los Angeles restaurant called Luminarias to share secrets about their careers, love, family, and sex.Four professional women meet at an East Los Angeles restaurant called Luminarias to share secrets about their careers, love, family, and sex.

  • Director
    • José Luis Valenzuela
  • Writer
    • Evelina Fernández
  • Stars
    • Evelina Fernández
    • Scott Bakula
    • Cheech Marin
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    629
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • José Luis Valenzuela
    • Writer
      • Evelina Fernández
    • Stars
      • Evelina Fernández
      • Scott Bakula
      • Cheech Marin
    • 33User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

    Photos6

    (from left to right) Dyana Ortelli, Marta DuBois, Evelina Fernandez and Angela Moya.
    Dyana Ortelli as Irene with her brother, Carmela, played by Geoff Rivas, in Luminarias.
    Luminarias (1999)
    LUMINARIAS premiere
    Martha Dubois, Scott Bakula, Evelina Fernandez, Dyana Ortelli

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    Evelina Fernández
    • Andrea
    Scott Bakula
    Scott Bakula
    • Joseph
    Cheech Marin
    Cheech Marin
    • Jesus
    Robert Beltran
    Robert Beltran
    • Joe
    Marta DuBois
    Marta DuBois
    • Sofia
    Ángela Moya
    • Lilly
    Dyana Ortelli
    Dyana Ortelli
    • Irene
    Seidy Lopez
    Seidy Lopez
    • Cindy
    Sal Lopez
    Sal Lopez
    • Pablo
    Fidel Gomez
    Fidel Gomez
    • Joey
    Angelina Estrada
    • Tia Concha
    Lupe Ontiveros
    Lupe Ontiveros
    • Tia Tonia
    Mike Gomez
    Mike Gomez
    • Frank Chavez
    Liz Torres
    Liz Torres
    • Judge Sanchez
    Geoffrey Rivas
    Geoffrey Rivas
    • Carlos…
    Andrew C. Lim
    • Lu
    Pepe Serna
    Pepe Serna
    • Rick
    Richard Coca
    Richard Coca
    • Tony
    • Director
      • José Luis Valenzuela
    • Writer
      • Evelina Fernández
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    • Soundtracks
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      Written by Cecilia Noel & X Alfonso

      Performed by Cecilia Noel and the Wild Clams

    User reviews33

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    8/10
    Actually, there was a lot of realism in this movie
    It was funny and I enjoyed it. I have sat at tables with a group of Latinas and heard similar comments. This movie was about a group of friends whose commonality was their ethnicity. The ladies were letting loose and having fun. And as an audience participant, I was having fun watching them.

    I had to disagree with the other reviewer. Just because a woman is a "professional" doesn't mean that she has to use the lingo of her trade all the time. And have heard "professionals" who, away from the job, revert back to their comfort speech. That is what these ladies were doing.
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    • babcl
    • Jun 29, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Sleeping Giant Productions
      • www.luminarias.net
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sex, mystika kai psemata
    • Filming locations
      • East Los Angeles Courthouse - 4848 E. Civic Center Way, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • July Street Entertainment
      • Sleeping Giant Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $292,309
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $122,158
      • May 7, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $292,309
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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