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Real Women Have Curves

Name: Real Women Have Curves
Director: Patricia Cardoso
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2002-10-18
Cast: America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros, Ingrid Oliu, George López, Brian Sites

ComedyDrama

In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.

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America FerreraLupe OntiverosIngrid OliuGeorge LópezBrian SitesSoledad St. HilaireLourdes Perez NidoJorge Cervera Jr.Felipe de AlbaJosé Gerardo Zamora Jr.Edgar LujanLina Acosta

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Patricia Cardoso

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