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Bookmark this pageReal Women Have Curves (2002)
Director: Patricia Cardoso
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
A salutary, affirmative epistle from Latino East LA, Real Women is about a bright, full-figured, working class teenager, Ana (Ferrera), who is struggling to pitch her ambitions at a self-respectful level despite all the mixed messages thrown at her. A teacher wants her to take a Columbia University scholarship, a boy from the smart side of the tracks wants to date her, and her histrionic mother wants to teach her nothing but shame. It's a bit too emphatically feelgood (Ana's beau is two dimensionally nice, and she's resolved in her mind long before the end), but the film and especially its leading woman carry a pep that's infectious, and the sisterly sewing factory strip-down is a sure showstopper. From a play by Josefina Lopez.Author: NB
Cast & crew
Director: Patricia Cardoso
Producer: George LaVoo, Effie T Brown
Cast: America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros, Ingrid Oliu, George Lopez, Brian Sites, Jorge Cervera Jr, Felipe de Alba, Soledad St Hilaire full cast
Duration: 86 mins
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