| From Prada to Nada | |
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| Directed by | Angel Gracia |
| Produced by | Gary Gilbert Linda McDonough Gigi Pritzker Chris Ranta |
| Screenplay by | Luis Alfaro Craig Fernandez Fina Torres |
| Starring | Camilla Belle Alexa Vega Wilmer Valderrama Nicholas D'Agosto Kuno Becker Adriana Barraza |
| Music by | Daniel Hubbert Andrea von Foerster Sebastian Zuleta |
| Cinematography | Héctor Ortega |
| Editing by | Brad McLaughlin |
| Studio | Gilbert Films Odd Lot Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Pantelion Films |
| Release date(s) | January 28, 2011 |
| Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Box office | $3,836,357 [1] |
From Prada to Nada is an American romantic comedy film directed by Angel Garcia and produced by Gary Gilbert, Linda McDonough, Gigi Pritzker and Chris Ranta. The plot was conceived from Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.[2] The screen play was adapted by Luis Alfaro, Craig Fernandez and Fina Torres to be a Latino version of the English novel, where two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.[3]
Pantelion Films (joint venture of Lionsgate and Televisa) opened this film in limited theatrical release in the United States on January 28, 2011. In the United States, this film grossed $3 million theatrically;[4] the box office result met Pantelion's expectation.[5][6]
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Sisters Nora (Camilla Belle) and Mary (Alexa Vega) from Beverly Hills learn how the other side lives after their father dies unexpectedly and they are taken in by their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.
Nora and Mary grew up in a Beverly Hills mansion, so embarrassed of their Mexican roots that Mary refuses to even acknowledge their heritage. Then in a flash, their father dies, hiding bankruptcy. Mora and Mary are both left penniless. Fortunately, the girls have a kind-hearted aunt Aurelia (Adriana Barraza) to fall back on. Aunt Aurelia only lives a short distance away in East Los Angeles, so steeped in Latino culture that it may as well be another country. Unable to speak a word of Spanish and completely ignorant about their culture, Nora and Mary leave their comfortable world kicking and screaming. But the more time Nora and Mary spend getting to know their extended family, the more they begin to get a sense of what they've been missing by remaining isolated from their culture all these years. Before long Nora and Mary learn to regard their Mexican heritage with a sense of pride rather than shame and realize that all the money in the world can't buy the happiness of being surrounded and supported by family.
From Prada to Nada was released on Blu-Ray and DVD May 3, 2011.