Real Women Have Curves
Real women take chances, have flaws, embrace life...
2002 | 86m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Patricia Cardoso |
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| Writer: | George LaVoo, Josefina Lopez |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 18, 2002 |
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| Director: | Patricia Cardoso |
| Writer: | George LaVoo, Josefina Lopez |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | coming of age, teenage girl, woman director |
| Production Companies | HBO Films, LaVoo Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $7,700,000
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| America Ferrera | Ana Garcia |
| Lupe Ontiveros | Carmen Garcia |
| Ingrid Oliu | Estela Garcia |
| George López | Mr. Guzman |
| Brian Sites | Jimmy |
| Soledad St. Hilaire | Pancha |
| Lourdes Perez Nido | Rosali |
| Jorge Cervera Jr. | Raúl |
| Felipe de Alba | Grandfather |
| José Gerardo Zamora Jr. | Juan José |
| Edgar Lujan | Juan Martin |
| Lina Acosta | Norma |
| Celina Belizan | Glitz Receptionist |
| Ramona Garcia Coronado | Singing Woman |
| Marlene Forte | Mrs. Glass |
| Jim Ishida | Landlord |
| Pete Leal | Dr. Lopez |
| Josefina Lopez | Veronica |
| Esmerelda McQuillan | Pharmacy Attendant |
| Jose Tolentino | Mariachi |
| Sandie Torres | Doña Carlota |
| Dale E. Turner | Policeman |
| Julia Vera | Doña Gorgonia |
| Lisa Guzman | Girl #1 |
| Lackey Bevis | Girl #2 |
| Michelle Moretti | Girl #3 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Patricia Cardoso | Director |
| Heitor Pereira | Original Music Composer |
| Deborah Riley | Art Direction |
| George LaVoo | Screenplay |
| Sloane Klevin | Editor |
| Jim Denault | Director of Photography |
| Amy R. Strong | Art Direction |
| Elaine Montalvo | Costume Design |
| Lynn Sisco | Script Supervisor |
| Nicola Goode | Still Photographer |
| Cynthia Nibler | Property Master |
| Nicole Colombie | Production Supervisor |
| Glenn T. Morgan | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Rick Ash | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Paul Longstaffe | Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor |
| Joe Earle | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Josefina Lopez | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| Ellyn Long Marshall | Casting |
| Maria E. Nelson | Casting |
| Effie Brown | Unit Production Manager |
| Julian Petrillo | First Assistant Director |
| Catherine Marie McDonald | Second Assistant Director |
| Margaret Guerra Rogers | Music Supervisor |
| Amy Agzarian | Accountant |
| Gina Amador | Assistant Accountant |
| M. Vanessa Coto | Production Coordinator |
| Amy Flanders | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Patrick Rousseau | Camera Operator |
| Doug Oh | Second Assistant Camera |
| Louis DiCesare | Gaffer |
| Tim Durr | Best Boy Electric |
| Corwin A. Bibb | Rigging Gaffer |
| Scott M. Robinson | Key Grip |
| Richard Redlin | Key Grip |
| Alfred Castillo | Grip |
| Chris Gordon | Dolly Grip |
| Christopher Miller | Location Manager |
| Victor Borrayo | Assistant Location Manager |
| John Taylor | Sound Mixer |
| Speed Ratliff | Boom Operator |
| Luis Blackaller | Graphic Designer |
| Treven Bedwell | Leadman |
| Mark Molina | Assistant Art Director |
| Stacy L. Henning | Set Dresser |
| Peter Mathus | Set Dresser |
| Rob Henning | Set Dresser |
| Rosemary Lawrence | Key Makeup Artist |
| Angela Gurule | Key Hair Stylist |
| Nicole Sortillon Amos | Makeup Artist |
| Alison Stein | Set Costumer |
| Rochelle Best | Costumer |
| Cesar Magana | Costumer |
| Billy Salsberg | Construction Coordinator |
| Sandra Ninham | Transportation Coordinator |
| Richard 'Rico' Rivera | Transportation Captain |
| Janelle Ashley Nielson | Additional Editor |
| Shannon Erbe | Music Editor |
| Fernando Romay | Music Editor |
| Evyen Klean | Music Consultant |
| Michael Kamper | Sound Designer |
| Edmond J. Coblentz Jr. | Sound Editor |
| Drew Webster | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jennifer Mann | Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor |
| Ruth Adelman | Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor |
| Ann Hadsell | ADR Mixer |
| Robert Deschaine | ADR Mixer |
| Weldon Brown | ADR Mixer |
| Tami Treadwell | ADR Recordist |
| Claudia Carle | ADR Recordist |
| Mark R. Crookston | Foley Editor |
| Zane D. Bruce | Foley Artist |
| Joseph T. Sabella | Foley Artist |
| Larry Manke | Colorist |
| Marco Fargnoli | First Assistant Camera |
| Nancy Capper Au | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Brigitte Broch | Production Design |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George LaVoo | Producer |
| Effie Brown | Producer |
| Marilyn R. Atlas | Co-Producer |
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