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Nothing Like the Holidays
Director: Alfredo De Villa
Release Date: December 12, 2008
Starring: John Leguizamo, Debra Messing, Freddy Rodriguez, Alfred Molina, Jay Hernandez, Luis Guzman, Melonie Diaz, Vanessa Ferlito
Language: English
Country: United States
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Nothing Like the Holidays is an family dramatic comedy film directed by Alfredo De Villa, written by Rick Najera, Ted Perkins, and Alison Swan, and featuring an ensemble cast. It is set the be released on December 12, 2008. A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together. Three Puerto Rican siblings return to their parents’ home for Christmas in Humboldt Park on Chicago’s northwest side.
It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother’s safe return from combat overseas. For Jesse, coming home has rekindled feelings for an old flame, although she can’t seem to forgive him for leaving. His older sister Roxanna, a struggling actress, has been chasing her Hollywood dreams for years with little to show for it.
And much to the dismay of their mother Anna, eldest brother Mauricio brings home a high-powered executive wife who would rather raise capital than a child. In the course of one eventful week, traditions will be celebrated, secrets revealed and major life decisions made. It all begins when Anna announces to her children she is divorcing their father Eduardo.
The shock waves from this familial upheaval prompt Roxanna, Mauricio and Jesse, each in their own way, to reevaluate the past and rethink the future. But when the Rodriguezes learn that one of their own is facing a true crisis, they instinctively pull together: Old resentments are forgotten, familial bonds are re-affirmed and the healing power of laughter works its magic as the family discovers they are much stronger than they ever realized.
Cast:
- John Leguizamo
- Debra Messing as the wife of Leguizamo’s character
- Freddy Rodriguez
- Alfred Molina
- Jay Hernandez
- Luis Guzman
- Melonie Diaz
- Vanessa Ferlito
- Elizabeth Pena
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