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Tortilla Soup

  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
5.1K
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Tortilla Soup (2001)
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ComedyRomanceDrama

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

  • Director
    • Maria Ripoll
  • Writers
    • Hui-Ling Wang
    • Ang Lee
    • James Schamus
  • Stars
    • Hector Elizondo
    • Jacqueline Obradors
    • Tamara Mello
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    5.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Maria Ripoll
    • Writers
      • Hui-Ling Wang
      • Ang Lee
      • James Schamus
    • Stars
      • Hector Elizondo
      • Jacqueline Obradors
      • Tamara Mello
    • 69User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations

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    Elizabeth Peña, Tamara Mello, and Jacqueline Obradors in Tortilla Soup (2001)
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    Top cast

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    Hector Elizondo
    Hector Elizondo
    • Martin Naranjo
    Jacqueline Obradors
    Jacqueline Obradors
    • Carmen Naranjo
    Tamara Mello
    Tamara Mello
    • Maribel Naranjo
    Jude Herrera
    Jude Herrera
    • Eden
    • (as Jade Herrera)
    Nikolai Kinski
    Nikolai Kinski
    • Andy
    Elizabeth Peña
    Elizabeth Peña
    • Leticia Naranjo
    Constance Marie
    Constance Marie
    • Yolanda
    Troy Ruptash
    Troy Ruptash
    • Hairdresser
    Ken Marino
    Ken Marino
    • Jeff
    Marisabel García
    • April
    Julio Oscar Mechoso
    Julio Oscar Mechoso
    • Gomez
    Louis Crugnali
    Louis Crugnali
    • Catering Assistant
    Raquel Welch
    Raquel Welch
    • Hortensia
    Joel Joan
    Joel Joan
    • Antonio Urgell
    Paul Rodriguez
    Paul Rodriguez
    • Orlando Castillo
    Ulysses Cuadra
    • Snide Student
    Mark de la Cruz
    • April's Classmate
    Eli Russell Linnetz
    Eli Russell Linnetz
    • April's Classmate
    • Director
      • Maria Ripoll
    • Writers
      • Hui-Ling Wang(earlier screenplay)
      • Ang Lee(earlier screenplay)
      • James Schamus(earlier screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The plot of this movie is a Hispanic version of Eat Drink Man Woman (1994), about an aging widower chef who raised three daughters alone, both being written by Ang Lee. Even the opening crisis, the restaurant previously run by the chef has ruined the main feature of a huge banquet and he is called in to save the day, is the same.
    • Goofs
      At the end when Carmen is leaving the kitchen to serve her family, at first she has one plate without 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.

    • Connections
      References Pokémon: Red Version (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Sem Contencao
      Written by Bebel Gilberto, Richard Arling and Gerry Cameron

      Performed by Bebel Gilberto

    User reviews69

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    Featured review
    7/10
    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...
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    • jpschapira
    • Feb 7, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 31, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sur La Table
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Мале тајне великих мајстора
    • Filming locations
      • Marshall Fundamental Secondary School - 990 Allen Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA(School where Leticia Naranjo teaches)
    • Production companies
      • Samuel Goldwyn Films
      • Starz! Encore Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,467,615
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $653,729
      • Aug 26, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,634,077
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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