Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jesus Castanos | ... | Ernesto (as Jesus Castanos Chima) | |
Araceli Guzman-Rico | ... | Maria | |
Emily Rios | ... | Magdalena | |
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J.R. Cruz | ... | Herman |
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Listette Avila | ... | Jessica |
Alicia Sixtos | ... | Eileen May Garcia | |
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Hector Quevedo | ... | Dancing Boy |
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Germán Campos | ... | Chambelàn (as German Zavala) |
Carlos Linares | ... | Videographer | |
Johnny Chavez | ... | Uncle Walter | |
Carmen Aguirre | ... | Aunt Silvia | |
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Margarita Lugo | ... | Aunt Candy |
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Jorge Ortiz | ... | DJ |
Veronica Sixtos | ... | Young Girl | |
Jesse Garcia | ... | Carlos |
Magdalena is 14 and anxiously awaiting her 15th birthday where she'll celebrate her quinceañera. Her world starts to crumble when she discovers her pregnancy after not being able to fit in her gown for her quinceañera. Soon, she's kicked out of her home, abandoned by her family, and abandoned by her baby's father. Magdalena is then taken in by her great-granduncle, Tomas and her gay, often-in-trouble cousin, Carlos. There she finds a new family and life. Written by R2k443
No one is perfect and this film may have its flaws but what a realistic and refreshing look at LA! The young actors do a great job, portraying their characters genuinely -- no trickery, no exaggeration. The film-makers successfully depict the Echo Park area, with its people and its traditions as well as the new challenges facing the populations of Metropolitan LA. It is indeed good to see Los Angeles in a new light, with its culturally rich neighborhoods that tend to be either forgotten or ill-represented by mainstream Hollywood films. My personal pleasure: finally a film with actors that look like and speak like the characters they embody! The Spanish spoken is correct and accents are credible! Definitely recommend it.