From Prada to Nada (2011)

A Latina spin on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility," where two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.

Director:

Angel Gracia

Writers:

Fina Torres (screenplay), Luis Alfaro (screenplay)

Stars:

Camilla Belle, Alexa PenaVega, Kuno Becker

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Camilla Belle	...	Nora Dominguez
Alexa PenaVega	...	Mary Dominguez (as Alexa Vega)
Tina French	...	Old Librarian
Luis Rosales	...	Juanito
Pablo Martínez de Velasco	...	Pablo the Gardener
Alexis Ayala	...	Gabriel Dominguez Sr.
Norma Reyna	...	Carmina
Adriana Barraza	...	Aurelia Jimenez
Oliverio Gareli	...	Marco Antonio Ramirez
Catalina López	...	Trinita
José María Negri	...	Benjamin Kerensky
Mario Zaragoza	...	Federico
Pablo Cruz	...	Gabriel Dominguez Jr.
April Bowlby	...	Olivia
Nicholas D'Agosto	...	Edward Ferris

Storyline

When their dad dies on his 55th birthday, Beverley Hills sisters, Mary and Nora, find themselves destitute, forced by a grasping sister-in-law to move in with their aunt in East L.A. Mary, the younger sister, is mortified: spoiled by her dad, ignorant of Spanish, scared of the vatos. Her sister convinces her to finish college, and she promptly decides that one of her T.A.s will be her ticket back to Rodeo Drive. Elder sister Nora, a law student, gets a job as a legal intern, and Edward, her supervisor, the brother of the grasping sister-in-law, promptly falls for her. Slowly, the sisters realize what a rich place the barrio is at the same time that they get bruised in the contact sport of love.

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Plot Keywords:

hispanic | beverly hills | latina | law student | bankrupt | 

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Taglines:

A Riches to Rags Story

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief drug use and a sexual situation

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official MySpace

Country:

Mexico USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

28 January 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sense and Sensibilidad

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,115,638, 30 January 2011

Gross USA:

$3,016,244

Company Credits

Production Co:

MWM (MadisonWellsMedia), Gilbert Films, Lionsgate

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite all the references through the move none of the leads are Mexican or Mexican related. Camilla Belle was born in the USA to a Brazilian mother and an American father. Alexa PenaVega was also born in the USA to a Colombian father and an American mother.

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Goofs

In the scene where Mary has entered the house of Bruno and stands in front of the painting that he made, she hears Bruno's voice and gets closer to the open doors to look what's going on, one can clearly see that the cast around her neck is missing, yet when she rolls out towards the garden, she's wearing the cast again.

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Quotes

Nora Dominguez: I avoid relationships because I can't count on them.

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Connections

Featured in Conan: Rendezvous at Meet-Up Point (2011)

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Soundtracks

Boom
Written by MC Magico and Alex Wilson
Courtesy of APM Music

User Reviews

A warm funny movie

I knew very little about this film I liked the title, and so the wife and I went to see it on a lark. I knew none of the actors nor anything about the director and it added to my pleasure because I saw it open-minded and my opinion was not affected by users or media critics, This was a realistic comedy in the rom-com sense. Unlike the usual Rom-Com Hollywood crap (staring jenniferAniston, this had romance but emphasized relationships and family values.It deals with education ambition and obstacles for bettering their lives, Everyone seemed real and life like. I cared a great deal about all of the people involved and what happens to them. Every actor in it were superb. They felt like real people. It had some gentle humor regarding immigrants coming to America and the main start was when 2 young women had to return to the barrio and learn how it is to be part of the working class. I loved it see it!!