How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005)

Director:

Georgina Riedel

Writer:

Georgina Riedel (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Love and sex. Some things just get better with age.

Plot:

Three generations of women in a Mexican American family experience sexual awakenings over the course of a summer. |

Plot Keywords:

Mexican American | Old Woman | Vibrator | Hispanic | Kiss

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Elizabeth Peña	...	Lolita
America Ferrera	...	Blanca
Lucy Gallardo	...	Dona Genoveva
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eliana Alexander	...	Nora
David Barrera	...	Sal's Uncle
Steven Bauer	...	Victor Reyes
Alek Carrera	...	Soap Opera Actor
Ana Cervantes	...	Doña Loda
Jorge Cervera	...	Don Pedro
Patricia De Leon	...	Soap Opera Actress
Marina Dena-Santo	...	Cuka
Alyssa Diaz	...	Rose
Ricki Lopez	...	Father Miguel
Leo Minaya	...	Sal
Alberto Montero	...	Freddie
Alberto Montero	...	Freddie
Ruben Moreno	...	Old Man
Rick Najera	...	Jose Luis
Marina Dena Santo	...	Cucka
Jane Sevilla	...	Carla
Perla Walters	...	Nena
Victor Wolf	...	Oswaldo

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and some language.

Runtime:

Argentina:128 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | USA:128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-05-17)" (2008)

Life in small town Arizona through three generations of women!

Nice example of life in a small Arizona community before the influence of so many outsiders. Myself, growing up in a very similar community in southern Arizona was very familiar. They loneliness of being single and with a small pool of others in the same situation reminded me of my Mother ,sister and niece and what it was like for them. In a town of 212 people we often dated the same people,knew what everyone's business was and felt that a lot of relationships were incestuous,not in reality but because we grew up in a brotherly ,sisterly way since early childhood. The very girls I grew up with and thought of as sisters were my future dating partners. Just having someone there is a comfort especially as we get older. I think this explains why some stay in bad relationships,the fear of being alone. This film reminded me of my youth and it didn't matter that these were Hispanic women. I have found that economic ties bind you far more than racial ones. The movie was a little jerky and needed a better sound track but I liked it. I saw what must have been an autobiographical treatment for the director. Well done!