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Spanglish (2004)
6.6
Ratings: 6.6/10 from 40,954 users
Metascore:
48/100
Reviews: 317 user | 124 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com A woman and her daughter emigrate from Mexico for a better life in America, where they start working for a family where the patriarch is a newly celebrated chef with an insecure wife. Director:James L. BrooksWriter:James L. Brooks |
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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| Adam Sandler | ... | ||
| Téa Leoni | ... | ||
| Paz Vega | ... | ||
| Cloris Leachman | ... | ||
| Shelbie Bruce | ... | ||
| Sarah Steele | ... | ||
| Ian Hyland | ... | ||
| Victoria Luna | ... | ||
| Cecilia Suárez | ... |
Monica
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| Ricardo Molina | ... |
Flor's Husband
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| Brenda Canela | ... |
Luz
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| Eddy Martin | ... |
14-Year-Old Boy
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Nicole Nieth | ... |
Hostess at Fancy Restaurant
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| Jamie Kaler | ... |
Businessman
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| James Lancaster | ... |
Businessman
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Storyline
John Clasky is a devoted dad whose skills as a chef have offered his family a very upscale life, including a summer home in Malibu and a breathtaking new Mexican housekeeper, named Flor. She and her daughter Cristina have recently emigrated to L.A. from Mexico and are trying to find a better life. When they move in with the Claskys for the summer, Flor has to fight for her daughter's soul as she discovers that life in a new country is perilous! Written by Anthony Pereyra <hypersonic91@yahoo.com>
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Every family has a hero. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Espanglish See more »Box Office
Budget:
$80,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$8,817,853 (USA) (19 December 2004) (2438 Screens)Gross:
$42,044,321 (USA) (30 January 2005)Company Credits
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Boy's Voice: [voiceover to scene of people reviewing applications] To Dean of Admission, Princeton University. The most influential person in my life...
Girl's Voice: ...is Mother Teresa, whose example helped me overcome the arrogance which threatened after my 1600 SAT score in National Merit Scholarship
Girl's Voice #2: ...most influential person taught me the most important word I've ever learned; Aloha, which I...
Narrator: To the Dean of Admission, Princeton University, from Cristina Moreno. Most influential person, my Mother, No Contest!
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Written by Musze, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Lisa "Aya" Trenier and Ian Duncan
Performed by Sweetback
Courtesy of Epic Records
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There was a translator on the set as Paz Vega did not speak English and the director James L. Brooks did not speak Spanish. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When the Audi reverses out of the driveway, it has no license plate on it. However in the next shot, it suddenly has one. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Boy's Voice: [voiceover to scene of people reviewing applications] To Dean of Admission, Princeton University. The most influential person in my life...
Girl's Voice: ...is Mother Teresa, whose example helped me overcome the arrogance which threatened after my 1600 SAT score in National Merit Scholarship
Girl's Voice #2: ...most influential person taught me the most important word I've ever learned; Aloha, which I...
Narrator: To the Dean of Admission, Princeton University, from Cristina Moreno. Most influential person, my Mother, No Contest!
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Crazy Credits
No actors were mistreated in the making of this film. See more »Soundtracks
"Round and Round"Written by Musze, Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman, Lisa "Aya" Trenier and Ian Duncan
Performed by Sweetback
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing See more »
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