Luminarias

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Luminarias

R

Released May 5, 1999

1h 41m

Romance

Comedy

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Four professional women come together in a restaurant in East Los Angeles to share secrets about their careers, love, family and sex. These college friends who have been through divorce and various romantic relationships are Andrea, a lawyer; Sofia, a therapist; Irene, a clothing designer; and Lilly, a visual artist, and they are all looking for love in Los Angeles.

Lawrence Van Gelder

New York Times

Rated: 2/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Hollis Chacona

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 3/5

Aug 7, 2008

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

There may be too much crammed in here... and Luminarias too often relies on coincidence and cliché to keep things moving. And yet it's wonderful to see adult women... portrayed so positively onscreen.

Dec 30, 2006

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Film Threat

Rated: 3/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 3/5

Jul 30, 2005

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Audience Member

For those who always ask me what is the movie about because people often don't want to watch what they don't understand....I explain this is the Latina "Waiting to Exhale"...trust me it's a great compliment! I love both movies but simple minds need simple explanations, get it! It's an excellent movie if you've never seen it, just rent it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Scott Bakula has a small role, but otherwise just a string of foul mouthed females.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Jose Luis Valenzuela

Director

Evelina Fernandez

Andrea

Scott Bakula

Joseph

Marta Dubois

Sofia

Angela Moya

Lilly

Dyana Ortelli

Irene

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Synopsis

Four professional women come together in a restaurant in East Los Angeles to share secrets about their careers, love, family and sex. These college friends who have been through divorce and various romantic relationships are Andrea, a lawyer; Sofia, a therapist; Irene, a clothing designer; and Lilly, a visual artist, and they are all looking for love in Los Angeles.

Director: Jose Luis Valenzuela
Screenwriter: Evelina Fernandez
Distributor: Artist View Entertainment, New Latin Pictures
Production Co: Sleeping Giant Productions, July Street Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Sexuality)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 5, 1999, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Jan 2, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $428.5K
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Mono, Surround