Luminarias (1999)
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67% of critics liked it
(15 reviews) -
45% of users liked it
(315 ratings)
Billed as a Latina Waiting to Exhale, this film details the life and loves of four Hispanic women: Sofia, a therapist; Andrea, a divorced lawyer; Irene, a flashy clothes designer; and Lilly, an artist. The women gather every week at the nightspot Luminarias to discuss jobs, family, love, and sex.… More Billed as a Latina Waiting to Exhale, this film details the life and loves of four Hispanic women: Sofia, a therapist; Andrea, a divorced lawyer; Irene, a flashy clothes designer; and Lilly, an artist. The women gather every week at the nightspot Luminarias to discuss jobs, family, love, and sex. Sofia, who dates white men in the hope of fitting into Anglo culture, becomes smitten with an amorous Mexican waiter. On the other hand, Andrea, who believes that white guys are only interested in Hispanic woman as exotic love toys, finds herself falling for a Jewish lawyer. While Lilly deals with racism from her Korean-American boyfriend's family, sexpot Irene has her own conflicted feelings toward her transvestite brother. Luminarias was screened at the 1999 San Sebastian Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi
- Directed By
- José Luis Valenzuela
- Written By
- Evelina Fernandez
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- May 3, 2000 Wide
- Studio
- MTI Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Maria Garcia, Film Journal International
The emotions are genuine, and the touching scenes between Andrea and her son (Fidel Gomez), and the hilarious ones, keep the film moving.
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Cast
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Evelina Fernandez
as Andrea
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Scott Bakula
as Joseph
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Marta Du Bois
as Sofia
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Angela Moya
as Lilly
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Dyana Ortelli
as Irene
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Seidy Lopez
as Cindy
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Robert Beltran
as Joe
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Sal Lopez
as Pablo
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Cheech Marin
as Jesus
- Fidel Gomez
- Angelina Estrada
- Lupe Ontiveros
- Mike Gomez
- Liz Torres
- Geoffrey Rivas
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Andrew C. Lim
as Lu
- Pepe Serna
- Richard Coca
- Alma Beltran
