Rotten
It's so underwritten that you can't figure out just where the other characters, including Ana's father and grandfather, come down on the issue of Ana's future.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Real Women Have Curves
Real women take chances, have flaws, embrace life...
2002 · 1h 26m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Patricia Cardoso
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Real Women Have Curves
Overview
In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.
Director and cast
- Patricia Cardoso Director
- America Ferrera as Ana Garcia
- Lupe Ontiveros as Carmen Garcia
- Ingrid Oliu as Estela Garcia
- George López as Mr. Guzman
- Brian Sites as Jimmy
- Soledad St. Hilaire as Pancha
- Lourdes Perez Nido as Rosali
- Jorge Cervera Jr. as Raúl
- Felipe de Alba as Grandfather
- José Gerardo Zamora Jr. as Juan José
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
85%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Real Women Have Curves is nowhere near a great film, but it is the most distinctive and appealing of entertainments.
Susan Stark, Detroit News
Fresh
A vivid cinematic portrait.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Fresh
You watch for that sense of openness, the little surprises.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
Funny and touching.
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
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