
Welcome to Luminarias-where hot spicy dish gets served up with a Latin twist by four successful friends from East LA...with very discriminating taste in men! When separated divorce attorney Andrea finds herself guilty of falling for her white and Jewish opposing council, her three single friends choose sides in the ongoing and often hilarious debate over race and sex. As they discover just how much negative stereotypes color their relationships with men-and even with each oth... (Full plot summary below)
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Welcome to Luminarias-where hot spicy dish gets served up with a Latin twist by four successful friends from East LA...with very discriminating taste in men! When separated divorce attorney Andrea finds herself guilty of falling for her white and Jewish opposing council, her three single friends choose sides in the ongoing and often hilarious debate over race and sex. As they discover just how much negative stereotypes color their relationships with men-and even with each other-it becomes clear that the search for Mr. Right is not exactly black and white!
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| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe movie is very small in scale, but the performances are appealing and Fernandez's screenplay casts an interesting light on the main characters' self-images as Latina women. |
| Austin ChronicleHollis ChaconaWith wonderful music, interesting characters, and lots of laughter, this picture feels much bigger than it really is. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasConsistently entertaining and offers some sharp observations of the Latino experience. |
| Film ThreatChris GoreNot for me, and in spite of that, I found it really funny, smart and sweet. I enjoyed it. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThere are so many small, satisfying moments when the women are allowed to be real that it's a jolt each time they become superficial symbols. |
| Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorThe lawyer is marvelously played by Evelina Fernandez, who wrote the screenplay based on her play. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleAn occasionally charming, sometimes amateurish film . |
| Village VoiceEdward CrouseChock-full of feisty-frank go-girl sextalk speculating on white guys' underplayable size. |
| L.A. WeeklyDavid ChuteThere are surprising grace notes in all the performances, and familiar, friendly faces pop up in supporting roles. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoIt is a traffic jam of broken hearts, fluxing racial identities and deplorable outfits that has everything but a salsa overhaul of "I Will Survive." |