An American family moves to Mexico to fabricate dolls, but their toy factory happens to be next to a Sanzian grave and the toys come into possession of an old, malicious spirit.

Mr. St. Nick

2002

English

5.0

♡ 7

32%

Craig Zisk Director

Elaine Hendrix as Heidi Gardelle

Wallace Shawn as Mimir

Veena Sood as Mrs. Sarathi

Lupe Ontiveros as Tia Sophia

King Nicholas XX is ready to retire and pass the throne to his son, Nick St. Nicholas. But he is a no-show, preferring his lavish seaside lifestyle and sexy girlfriend.

Selena

1997

English

6.9

♡ 27

67%

Gregory Nava Director

Sal Lopez as Juan Luis

Alex Meneses as Sara

Jennifer Lopez as Selena Quintanilla

Lupe Ontiveros as Yolanda Saldivar

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.

California Suite

1978

English

6.2

♡ 13

50%

45%

academy awards

academy awards (oscars)

Action

based on play or musical

husband wife relationship

Romance

Herbert Ross Director

Maggie Smith as Diana Barrie

Lupe Ontiveros as Maid

Michael Caine as Sidney Cochran

Tawny Moyer as Stewardess

The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

This Christmas

2007

English

6.4

♡ 4

56%

81%

Action

african american family

Preston A. Whitmore II Director

Brandon T. Jackson as El Rey MC

Amy Hunter as Karen

Idris Elba as Quentin Whitfield

Lupe Ontiveros as Rosie

This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join together and help each other discover the true meaning of family.

El Norte

1983

Spanish

7.7

♡ 4

92%

Gregory Nava Director

Mike Gomez as Informer

Alicia del Lago as Lupe

Lupe Ontiveros as Nacha

Jorge Moreno as Old Man on Bus

Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life.

The Border

1982

English

6.4

♡ 19

65%

Tony Richardson Director

Harvey Keitel as Cat

William Russ as Jimbo

Lupe Ontiveros as Madam in Whorehouse

Warren Oates as Red

A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.

Chuck & Buck

2000

English

6.6

♡ 3

85%

Miguel Arteta Director

Paul Sand as Barry

Lupe Ontiveros as Beverly Franco

Meredith Tucker as Jolie

Zak Penn as Josh Weintraub

Chuck and Buck are childhood best friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Chuck moved away and now has a real life, Buck stayed behind and developed a dangerous fixation—on Chuck's life.

Real Women Have Curves

2002

English

6.9

♡ 8

85%

Patricia Cardoso Director

America Ferrera as Ana Garcia

Lupe Ontiveros as Carmen Garcia

Marlene Forte as Mrs. Glass

Soledad St. Hilaire as Pancha

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.

Journey of a Female Comic

2014

English

8.7

75%

Documentary

Kiki Melendez Director

Esai Morales as Self

Lupe Ontiveros as Self

Jacob Vargas as Self

Dyana Ortelli as Self

The ups and downs of female comic Kiki Melendez.

Cheech and Chong's Next Movie

1980

English

6.0

♡ 10

71%

Tommy Chong Director

Doug Cox as Cameraman

Phil Hartman as Chick Hazard Private Eye

Don Bovingloh as Man in hotel

Lupe Ontiveros as Old Lady

Perennially stoned Cheech and Chong tear through the city of Los Angeles, causing trouble wherever they go. After Cheech loses his job, the two pot enthusiasts head to the welfare offices where Cheech's girlfriend, Donna, works. Instead of collecting unemployment, they find themselves thrown back on the streets, searching for a way to earn new income. But when Cheech's cousin, "Red" Mendoza, arrives, things get even crazier.

Zoot Suit

1981

English

6.7

♡ 5

55%

Luis Valdez Director

Lupe Ontiveros as Dolores

Sal Lopez as Hobo

Alma Martinez as Lupe

Marco Rodríguez as Smiley / Ismael Torres

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.

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