Tortilla Soup
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| Tortilla Soup | |
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| Directed by | Maria Ripoll |
| Written by | Tom Musca Ramón Menéndez Vera Blasi |
| Cinematography | Xavier Pérez Grobet |
| Distributed by | Samuel Goldwyn Company, The |
| Running time | 102 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Tortilla Soup (2001) is a film remake of Ang Lee's Eat Drink Man Woman and directed by Spanish director, Maria Ripoll. It is set in Southern California involving a prosperous Hispanic family.
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[edit] Overview
Retired Mexican-American chef Martin Naranjo shares an L.A. home with his three beautiful and single adult daughters. Losing his ability to taste, Martin still lives to cook lavish meals for his family and close friends in family-style ritual at traditional sit-down meals. Although the women humor their father's old-fashioned ways, each of them is searching for fulfillment outside the family circle. Leticia (Elizabeth Peña), the oldest and most conservative of the three, is a rigid schoolteacher who is a member of the Christian faith. The youngest, Maribel, is the most assured, although plagued with doubts, and the middle daughter Carmen is most like him and shares his taste for cooking, but has chosen a career as a corporate consultant, which makes for a more secure lifestyle.
When Carmen is offered a high-profile job in Barcelona, it causes a rift in the family setting. Maribel soon finds herself drawn to a handsome Brazilian student, and Leticia is gaining affection for Orlando (Paul Rodriguez) when her students forge his name on love letters to her. Joining their dinners are a shy single mother, and her obnoxious mother (Raquel Welch) who has her sights set on Martin's affections.
Set with the backdrop of Latino culture and featuring an ensemble cast, Tortilla Soup has an average rating or "Fresh" percentage of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes. Ebert and Roeper gave the film a "two thumbs up" rating.
[edit] Featured Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Hector Elizondo | Martin Naranjo |
| Jacqueline Obradors | Carmen Naranjo |
| Elizabeth Peña | Leticia Naranjo |
| Tamara Mello | Maribel Naranjo |
| Raquel Welch | Hortensia |
| Paul Rodriguez | Orlando Castillo |
| Constance Marie | Yolanda |
| Marisabel García | April |
| Nikolai Kinski | Andy |
| Julio Oscar Mechoso | Gomez |
| Judy Herrera | Eden |
| Ken Marino | Jeff |
| Troy Ruptash | Hairdresser |
| Louis Crugnali | Catering Assistant |
| Joel Joan | Antonio Urgell |
| Ulises Cuadra | Snide Student (as Ulysses Cuadra) |
| Mark de la Cruz | April's Classmate |
| Eli Russell Linnetz | April's Classmate |
| Stoney Westmoreland | Baseball Umpire |
| Karen Dyer | Rachel |
[edit] See also
- Babette's Feast
- Big Night
- The Chinese Feast
- Chocolat (2000 film)
- Eat Drink Man Woman
- God of Cookery
- Like Water for Chocolate
- The Wedding Banquet
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