Luminarias
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jose Luis Valenzuela
Dyana Ortelli
June Kyoko Lu
Sal Lopez
Angelina Estrada
Sab Shimono
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Andrea is a divorce lawyer, Sofia a therapist, Irene a fashion designer and Lilly a visual artist. Luminarias is an east Los Angeles restaurant where these four professional women come together to share secrets about their careers, loves, family and sex. All four women have achieved considerable professional success, but each has failed in their attempt to secure emotional and romantic stability. Through unexpected circumstances, each woman has the opportunity to find true love... but they must first question the long-held cultural and economic prejudices which have kept their hearts in prolonged isolation.
Director
Jose Luis Valenzuela
Cast
Dyana Ortelli
June Kyoko Lu
Sal Lopez
Angelina Estrada
Sab Shimono
Richard Coca
Geoffrey Rivas
Angela Moya
Fidel Gomez
Seidy Lopez
Andrew C Lim
Michael Gomez
Marta Dubois
Robert Beltran
Evelina Fernßndez
Cheech Marin
Barbara Niven
Scott Bakula
Liz Torres
Ayisha Sinclair
Pepe Serna
Lupe Ontiveros
Crew
Eric Allaman
Evelina Fernßndez
Bryan Goeres
Jeff Koontz
Sal Lopez
Alex Phillips Jr.
Sergio Reyes
Pepe Serna
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Patssi Valdez
Patssi Valdez
Mina Vasquez
Bernie White
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the award for Best Actress (Evelina Fernandez) at the 1999 Ibero-American Film Festival.
Released in United States August 1999
Released in United States November 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Released in United States October 6, 2000
Released in United States on Video February 26, 2002
Released in United States on Video January 2, 2007
Released in United States September 1999
Released in United States Spring May 5, 2000
Shown at Ibero-American Film Festival in Huelva, Spain November 20-27, 1999.
Released in United States on Video January 2, 2007
Released in United States on Video February 26, 2002
Released in United States Spring May 5, 2000
Released in United States August 1999 (Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 4-8, 1999.)
Released in United States October 6, 2000 (AMC 25 Multiplex; New York City)
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) October 1-10, 1999.)
Shown at Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City (Worldwide Plaza) August 4-8, 1999.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Made in Spanish) September 16-25, 1999.
Released in United States November 1999 (Shown at Ibero-American Film Festival in Huelva, Spain November 20-27, 1999.)
Initially unable to finance the film, husband-and-wife team of director Jose Luis Valenzuela and screenwriter-actress Evelina Fernandez first produced the script as a stage play for the Latino Theater Company at the LA Theater Center. The four lead actresses (Fernandez, DuBois, Ortelli and Moya) all reprise their stage roles for the film.
Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Made in Spanish) September 16-25, 1999.)
Shown at Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) October 1-10, 1999.
