In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
Cast
America Ferrera
Ana Garcia
Lupe Ontiveros
Carmen Garcia
Ingrid Oliu
Estela Garcia
George López
Mr. Guzman
Brian Sites
Jimmy
Soledad St. Hilaire
Pancha
Lourdes Perez Nido
Rosali
Jorge Cervera Jr.
Raúl
Felipe de Alba
Grandfather
José Gerardo Zamora Jr.
Juan José
Edgar Lujan
Juan Martin
Lina Acosta
Norma
Celina Belizan
Glitz Receptionist
Ramona Garcia Coronado
Singing Woman
Marlene Forte
Mrs. Glass
Jim Ishida
Landlord
Pete Leal
Dr. Lopez
Josefina Lopez
Veronica
Esmerelda McQuillan
Pharmacy Attendant
Jose Tolentino
Mariachi
Sandie Torres
Doña Carlota
Dale E. Turner
Policeman
Julia Vera
Doña Gorgonia
Lisa Guzman
Girl #1
Lackey Bevis
Girl #2
Michelle Moretti
Girl #3
Crew
Patricia Cardoso
Director
George LaVoo
Screenplay, Producer
Josefina Lopez
Screenplay, Theatre Play
Sloane Klevin
Editor
Jim Denault
Director of Photography
Larry Manke
Colorist
Julian Petrillo
First Assistant Director
Catherine Marie McDonald
Second Assistant Director
Amy Flanders
Assistant Production Coordinator
M. Vanessa Coto
Production Coordinator
Nicole Colombie
Production Supervisor
Effie Brown
Producer, Unit Production Manager
Marilyn R. Atlas
Co-Producer
Brigitte Broch
Production Design
Patrick Rousseau
Camera Operator
Marco Fargnoli
First Assistant Camera
Doug Oh
Second Assistant Camera
Chris Gordon
Dolly Grip
Ellyn Long Marshall
Casting
Maria E. Nelson
Casting
Alison Stein
Set Costumer
Nancy Capper Au
Wardrobe Supervisor
Elaine Montalvo
Costume Design
Rochelle Best
Costumer
Cesar Magana
Costumer
Angela Gurule
Key Hair Stylist
Rosemary Lawrence
Key Makeup Artist
Nicole Sortillon Amos
Makeup Artist
Mark Molina
Assistant Art Director
Michael Kamper
Sound Designer
Glenn T. Morgan
Supervising Sound Editor
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr.
Sound Editor
Drew Webster
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Ash
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Joe Earle
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Taylor
Sound Mixer
Speed Ratliff
Boom Operator
Zane D. Bruce
Foley Artist
Joseph T. Sabella
Foley Artist
Mark R. Crookston
Foley Editor
Jennifer Mann
ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
Ruth Adelman
ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
Paul Longstaffe
ADR Editor, Dialogue Editor
Ann Hadsell
ADR Mixer
Robert Deschaine
ADR Mixer
Weldon Brown
ADR Mixer
Tami Treadwell
ADR Recordist
Claudia Carle
ADR Recordist
Heitor Pereira
Original Music Composer
Margaret Guerra Rogers
Music Supervisor
Evyen Klean
Music Consultant
Shannon Erbe
Music Editor
Fernando Romay
Music Editor
Richard 'Rico' Rivera
Transportation Captain
Sandra Ninham
Transportation Coordinator
Gina Amador
Assistant Accountant
Amy Agzarian
Accountant
Corwin A. Bibb
Rigging Gaffer
Stacy L. Henning
Set Dresser
Peter Mathus
Set Dresser
Rob Henning
Set Dresser
Billy Salsberg
Construction Coordinator
Nicola Goode
Still Photographer
Lynn Sisco
Script Supervisor
Tim Durr
Best Boy Electric
Christopher Miller
Location Manager
Victor Borrayo
Assistant Location Manager
Cynthia Nibler
Property Master
Scott M. Robinson
Key Grip
Richard Redlin
Key Grip
Alfred Castillo
Grip
Louis DiCesare
Gaffer
Janelle Ashley Nielson
Additional Editor
Deborah Riley
Art Direction
Amy R. Strong
Art Direction
Treven Bedwell
Leadman
Luis Blackaller
Graphic Designer
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