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Directed by: Patricia Cardoso
Starring: America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros, Ingrid Oliu, George López, Brian Sites, Soledad St. Hilaire
Runtime: 86 min
Why it mattersAI-assisted
Real Women Have Curves is a film about a young Latina's struggle between ambition and family expectations. It matters as it portrays the challenges faced by Latina women.
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synopsis — 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.
credit — Directed by Patricia Cardoso.
Synopsis
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.
