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      Mamitas

      R Released Apr 27, 2012 1h 49m Drama List
      Reviews 79% 100+ Ratings Audience Score A brainy classmate (Veronica Diaz-Carranza) helps a cocky juvenile delinquent (E.J. Bonilla) find the right path in life. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Good movie should of watches this 10 years ago Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member omg its a really good movie ð~±ð~? I fell I love â?¤ with this movieð~?ð~? omg u guys have to watch it ð'?ð'?ð'"ð' Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member ★★★1/2 (out of four) A coming-of-age story isn't compelling unless it is able to show the painful parts of growing up. "Mamitas" is succesful because the moments of pain and unsurity are handled so beautifully. It gives a nice authenticity to a story that might otherwise have been a story too often told. Jordin, played by E.J. Bonilla, is a hispanic teenager living in the Echo Park area of Los Angeles. He doesn't take life seriously enough. He goofs off in class and insults his teachers. Finally one of them (Jennifer Esposito) has had enough and he is suspended from school. The next several days of suspension he tries to find answers to several open questions in his life. But the answers turn out to be hard lessons and eye-opening realities. The script and especially the performances are sensitive and believable. It shows the growth of its characters, most noteably Jordin. He is not the same person at the end of the film as he is at the beginning. This is a welcome little indie that I'm sure will stay with me for quite some time. [img]http://content6.flixster.com/rtmovie/89/20/89208_gal.jpg[/img] Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member cast, great - direction, great - production, great - not big on "coming-of-age" films, but this one draws you in with it's warm and realistic character interaction - beautiful portrayal of Echo Park life - see this film - you will be moved Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent film. It had a great cast, all the actors did a great job. I enjoyed it a lot, very feel good film. If you get a chance, deffinetely take the time to see Mamitas, you will not be disappointed. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Mamitas is quite enjoyable! The film opens up to gorgeously diverse and smoggy Los Angeles, and you find out quickly this movie is made by and for those of Los Angeles. First we are introduced to Jordin, a troubled high-schooler, who doesn't realize just how lost he really is. He is your typical teen, whose parents seem like his most distant allies, so he finds himself seeking friends in all the wrong places. In a ploy to showoff, Jordin lands himself in suspension. It is here that fate almost seems to draw him to Felipa, a beautiful, however, different young woman with a strong wit and sharp tongue. She knows who she is, and who she hopes to be. It's a unlikely romance that ensues, struggles are faced, bonds are stressed and broken, built and sealed. At times you feel as if this film has been done before, but never really, not in this light. "Mamitas" takes a new angle into the youth of urban America. It is a beautifully shot film, with a cast of relatively unknowns, but they all have talent, there are no moments of weakness; their characters grow before your eyes, depicting the diverse and beautiful America where love is still alive and well. Yes, "Mamitas" has its flaws, but its pluses far out weigh it's faults. I loved this movie immensely, and highly recommend it to anyone looking to smile, laugh, cry, and smile again. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      E.J. Bonilla as Jordin Juarez and Veronica Diaz-Carranza as Felipa Talia in "Mamitas." Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Ramon 'Tata' Donicio in "Mamitas." A scene from "Mamitas." E.J. Bonilla as Jordin Juarez and Veronica Diaz-Carranza as Felipa Talia in "Mamitas." E.J. Bonilla as Jordin Juarez in "Mamitas." Veronica Diaz-Carranza as Felipa Talia in "Mamitas." Jennifer Esposito as Miss Ruiz in "Mamitas." Joaquim de Almeida as Professor Alexander Viera in "Mamitas." View more photos

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      Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times Unbalanced storytelling aside, Ozeki wisely works to keep the film focused on his actors, a smart move considering their live-wire charm. Rated: 3/5 Apr 26, 2012 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens A strongly written story about family, coming of age and finding yourself, Mamitas carries multi-generational wisdom while wearing its heart on its sleeve. Nov 16, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A brainy classmate (Veronica Diaz-Carranza) helps a cocky juvenile delinquent (E.J. Bonilla) find the right path in life.
      Director
      Nicholas Ozeki
      Screenwriter
      Nicholas Ozeki
      Distributor
      Screen Media Ventures
      Rating
      R (Some Sexual References|Teen Partying)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 27, 2012, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 11, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 49m
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