Real Women Have Curves

Oct 18, 2002

1h 26m

★ 6.1

Real women take chances, have flaws, embrace life...

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

LaVoo Productions

HBO Films

Real Women Have Curves Trailers

Cast

Ana Garcia

America Ferrera

Carmen Garcia

Lupe Ontiveros

Estela Garcia

Ingrid Oliu

Mr. Guzman

George López

Jimmy

Brian Sites

Pancha

Soledad St. Hilaire

Rosali

Lourdes Perez Nido

Raúl

Jorge Cervera Jr.

Grandfather

Felipe de Alba

Juan José

José Gerardo Zamora Jr.

Juan Martin

Edgar Lujan

Norma

Lina Acosta

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