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, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$3,016,244, 27 March 2011

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

During the Mexican Independence Day party, Mary goes up to Bruno to dance. He throws the Birds of Paradise, which she catches. She then says not to waste the state flower, because there's a drought. California's state flower is the California Poppy, not the Birds of Paradise.

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Quotes

Mary Dominguez: Who is he?
Carry Sullivan: I heard his father is an ambassador to one of those countries with fruit flies.

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Connections

References Cribs (2000)

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Soundtracks

Traigo de mi Pueblo
Written by Pavel Cal
Performed by Pavel Cal

User Reviews

amusing movie

I enjoyed this movie.It may not have the most amazing acting but I can tell the people in it are having fun. I loved the slices of Mexican/American culture. It is a pretty clean comedy compared to most PG- 13 ones. The expanded rating gives the reasons for the PG-13. It is a unique variation of the Jane Austin movie it is based on. I think the parts in Spanish are much more entertaining if you know Spanish. Although you can still enjoy it even if you do not know Spanish. If you know nothing of LA or some Mexican traditions this is probably not the movie for you. I liked it more for the culture and the moral lessons. I would watch this movie again which is a lot to say since most movies fail to entertain me after one sitting.