Echo Park, L.A.
Original Title
Quinceañera- Director: Richard Glatzer; Wash Westmoreland
- Writer: Richard Glatzer; Wash Westmoreland
- Producer: Nick Boyias; Anne Clements
CGiii Comment
This is what life can throw at you....and how you can pull through.
It's a heartwarming, street-wise fantasy that doesn't need to be taken too literally or seriously - those that do, will miss the point entirely.
It shows quite clearly that Westmoreland may have matured into a potentially good film-maker despite his abysmal back catalogue.
Let's keep our fingers crossed.
A fine film indeed - a fine central performance.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Magdalena is 14 and anxiously awaiting her 15th birthday where she'll celebrate her quinceanara. Her world starts to crumble when she discovers her pregnancy after not being able to fit in her gown for her quinceanara. 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.
Cast & Characters
Jesus Castanos as Ernesto;
Araceli Guzman-Rico as Maria;
Emily Rios as Magdalena;
J.R. Cruz as Herman;
Listette Avila as Jessica;
Alicia Sixtos as Eileen May Garcia;
Hector Quevedo as Dancing Boy;
German Campos as Chambelan;
Carlos Linares as Videographer;
Johnny Chavez as Uncle Walter;
Carmen Aguirre as Aunt Silvia;
Margarita Lugo as Aunt Candy;
Jorge Ortiz as DJ;
Veronica Sixtos as Young Girl;
Jesse Garcia as Carlos