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...teenage fashion in the U.S. is viewed as the indelible mark of a hoodlum in Tuxpan. Even his friends greet him with "What's up, gringo?" So Julio and Carlos spend a lot of time hanging out with other kids who, like them, are Americans in exile. There's Flor, 15, a cousin who also grew up in the Hamptons and speaks a rapid teenage patois. There's her boyfriend Luis, also 15, a basketball-crazy redhead who grew up outside L.A. "People get mad at us when we speak English together," says Julio. "They think we're trying...
...began with employees saving all active computer files as instructed. I dutifully joined my colleagues in shutting down or turning off computer monitors and lining up to exit. Drills in which you have to wait for orders and follow set procedures?more than your instincts?should be modified. Jesy Flor Alejo Malabon City, the Philippines...
...Vega plays Flor Moreno, a Mexican woman who moves with her daughter Cristina to Los Angeles and ends up working as a maid in the upscale home of successful chef John Clasky (Sandler) and his high-strung wife Deborah (Leoni). They don't speak Spanish and Flor doesn't know a word of English - it's a comedy of confusion. But with a message: Between the laughs, Flor struggles to protect her humble values and shield her daughter from the corrupting power of money. Vega's faltering English didn't deter director James L. Brooks (Terms of Endearment, As Good...
...traditional movie would have these princesses of the Third World teach the rich Anglos lessons in humanity as John and Flor join hearts across the border. Oh, that happens here, with dollops of the rueful, self-aware wit that is Brooks' unique gift; nobody else writes jokes with such acute ethical shading. But there's a tarantula on the angel-food cake: John's manic wife Deb (Téa Leoni). Deb is Brooks' first real villain, a character everyone in the film can reject. Leoni, investing an awful energy in her role, puts the pang in Spanglish and throws...