A Million to Juan
Money can't buy everything. Yeah, right.
1994 · 1h 37m · PG
Comedy
Directed by
Paul Rodríguez
Overview
Romantic comedy about an honest Mexican immigrant who struggles without a green card by selling oranges on a street corner. One day a limousine pulls up and he is handed a check for $1,000,000 with instructions that he is to give the check back in 30 days. Initially he uses the check to convince people to extend credit to him. In the meantime he also attracts a woman who is in a dead end relationship with a bossy businessman. At the end of the 30 days, he finds his life in turmoil, the things he got on credit are repossessed, and he is being evicted from his dwelling and being sent back to Mexico.
Director and cast
- Paul Rodríguez Director
- Paul Rodríguez as Juan Lopez
- Tony Plana as Jorge
- Bert Rosario as Alvaro
- Polly Draper as Olivia Smith
- Jonathan Hernandez as Alejandro Lopez
- Larry Linville as Richard Dickerson
- Victor Rivers as Hector Delgado
- Maria Rangel as Anita
- Leslie Danon as Patricia
- Evelina Fernández as Mrs. Gonzales
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