Real Women Have Curves (2002)

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6.9	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Patricia Cardoso

Starring (View all)

America Ferrera
Ana Garcia

Lupe Ontiveros
Carmen Garcia

George Lopez
Mr. Guzman

Brian Sites
Jimmy

Soledad St. Hilaire
Pancha

Marlene Forte
Mrs. Glass

Jim Ishida
Landlord

Pete Leal
Dr. Lopez

Written by

Josefina Lopez
(play)

George LaVoo
(teleplay) and

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Description: While My Big Fat Greek Wedding broke box-office records in 2002, Real Women Have Curves did a better job of keeping it real. Set in the vibrant environs of East Los Angeles, with a breakthrough performance by Latina newcomer America Ferrera, this comedic drama takes a familiar subject--a bright teenager struggling to define her identity--and turns it into an authentic celebration of feminine empowerment. Eighteen-year-old Ana (Ferrera) has scholarship potential, her first boyfriend, and a chubby figure that her similarly overweight mother (Lupe Ontiveros, perfectly cast) won't stop harping about. Mom insists that Ana work in her ... (more)

Release date: 8 November 2002
UPC: 026359202421

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" A film about a woman who is threatened by life itself to be deprived from her rights as a human being and who also is stigmatized because of her weight, but she doesn't give up!"