Set in the predominantly Latino neighborhood that stretches out on the upper Manhattan side of the George Washington Bridge, Alfredo de Villa's promising debut feature is satisfyingly complex exploration of a group of characters trying to keep their dreams alive in the often cold light of the New York City day. At the center are aspiring comic book artist Carlos Ramirez (co-writer Manny Perez) and his widower father Eddie (Tomas Milian, the Cuban-born veteran of countless Italian films of the 1960s and '70s), a first generation Dominican-American immigrant who once dreamt of becoming a bolero singer. Instead he got married, had kids and now owns a corner bodega in Wa...
Released:
2003
Rated:
R
Length:
80 mins