Real Women Have Curves

Name: Real Women Have Curves
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2002-11-08
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros, Ingrid Oliu, George Lopez, Brian Sites

IMDb ID: tt0296166 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.9 (8,481 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

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.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Real Women Have Curves
Canada: Real Women Have Curves (English)
Canada: Real Women Have Curves (French)
United Kingdom: Real Women Have Curves
Ireland: Real Women Have Curves (English)
India: Real Women Have Curves (English)
New Zealand: Real Women Have Curves (English)
Singapore: Real Women Have Curves (English)
United States: Real Women Have Curves
South Africa: Real Women Have Curves (English)
Argentina: Las mujeres verdaderas tienen curvas
Mexico: Las mujeres verdaderas tienen curvas
United States: Las mujeres verdaderas tienen curvas (Spanish)
Switzerland: Echte Frauen haben Kurven (German)
Germany: Echte Frauen haben Kurven
France: Ana
Spain: Las mujeres de verdad tienen curvas
Italy: Le donne vere hanno le curve
Portugal: Mulheres a Sério
Brazil: Mulheres de Verdade Têm Curvas
Israel: Nashim Amiteyot (Hebrew)
Greece: Oi alithines gynaikes ehoun kampyles (transliterated title)
Poland: Prawdziwe kobiety są zaokrąglone
Sweden: Smarta kvinnor med riktiga kurvor
Hungary: Telt idomok
Mexico: Una mujer de verdad tiene curvas (TV Title)
Greece: Οι αληθινές γυναίκες έχουν καμπύλες
Bulgaria: Истинските жени си имат всичко (Bulgarian)
Russia: Настоящие женщины всегда в теле
Taiwan: 曲線窈窕非夢事
曲線窈窕非夢事Content RatingPG-13Release Date2002-11-08Runtime90 minutesMetascore71IMDb Popularity0User Reviews113Critic Reviews59Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglish
SpanishKeywordsmexican american
mother daughter relationship
coming of age
los angeles california
east los angeles californiaFilming LocationsBoyle Heights, Los Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesHBO Films
Newmarket Films
LaVoo ProductionsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296166/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0296166.jpgUpdated At2025-02-09T21:06:49

Directors

Patricia Cardoso

Writers

Josefina Lopez
George LaVoo

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: America Ferrera | Character: Ana Garcia
Actor: Lupe Ontiveros | Character: Carmen Garcia
Actor: Ingrid Oliu | Character: Estela Garcia
Actor: George Lopez | Character: Mr. Guzman
Actor: Brian Sites | Character: Jimmy
Actor: Soledad St. Hilaire | Character: Pancha
Actor: Lourdes Perez Nido | Character: Rosali
Actor: Jorge Cervera Jr. | Character: Raúl Garcia
Actor: Felipe de Alba | Character: Grandfather
Actor: José Gerardo Zamora Jr. | Character: Juan José
Actor: Edgar Lujan | Character: Juan Martin
Actor: Lina Acosta | Character: Norma
Actor: Celina Belizan | Character: Glitz Receptionist
Actor: Ramona Garcia Coronado | Character: Singing Woman
Actor: Marlene Forte | Character: Mrs. Glass
Actor: Jim Ishida | Character: Landlord
Actor: Agapito Leal | Character: Dr. Lopez
Actor: Josefina Lopez | Character: Veronica
Actor: Esmerelda McQuillan | Character: Pharmacy Attendant
Actor: Jose Tolentino | Character: Mariachi
Actor: Sandie Torres | Character: Doña Carlota
Actor: Dale E. Turner | Character: Policeman
Actor: Julia Vera | Character: Doña Gorgonia
Actor: Lisa Guzman | Character: Girl #1
Actor: Lackey Bevis | Character: Girl #2
Actor: Michelle Moretti | Character: Girl #3
Actor: Minerva García | Character: Rita
Actor: Mylo Ironbear | Character: Cook

[Directors Group]
Name: Patricia Cardoso | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Josefina Lopez | Role: Writer
Name: George LaVoo | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Marilyn R. Atlas | Role: Producer
Name: Effie Brown | Role: Producer
Name: George LaVoo | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Heitor Pereira | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jim Denault | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sloane Klevin | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Ellyn Long Marshall | Role: Casting Director
Name: Maria E. Nelson | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Brigitte Broch | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Deborah Riley | Role: Art Director
Name: Amy R. Strong | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Elaine Montalvo | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Angela Gurule | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rosemary Lawrence | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Carey Robertson | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Nicole Sortillon Amos | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Ginger Damon | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Effie Brown | Role: Production Manager
Name: Nicole Colombie | Role: Production Manager
Name: Spike Allison Hooper | Role: Production Manager
Name: Scott Michael Nabat | Role: Production Manager
Name: Pamela Winn-Barnett | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Catherine Marie McDonald | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Julian Petrillo | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Les McDonough | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Treven Bedwell | Role: Art Department
Name: Luis Blackaller | Role: Art Department
Name: Rob Henning | Role: Art Department
Name: Stacy L. Henning | Role: Art Department
Name: Emily Lawless | Role: Art Department
Name: Amiel Lorusso | Role: Art Department
Name: Peter Mathus | Role: Art Department
Name: Mark Molina | Role: Art Department
Name: Billy Salsberg | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Ruth Adelman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rick Ash | Role: Sound Department
Name: Weldon Brown | Role: Sound Department
Name: Zane D. Bruce | Role: Sound Department
Name: Claudia Carle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Edmond J. Coblentz Jr. | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark R. Crookston | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Deschaine | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joe Earle | Role: Sound Department
Name: Don Givens | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ann Hadsell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Kamper | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carrie Lisonbee | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Longstaffe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jennifer L. Mann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Glenn T. Morgan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hugh Murphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Maggie Murphy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Speed Ratliff | Role: Sound Department
Name: Joseph T. Sabella | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Taylor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tami Treadwell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Drew Webster | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Will Arnot | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Corwin A. Bibb | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Alfred Castillo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Kelly Cummins | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Louis DiCesare | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tim Durr | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marco Fargnoli | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nicola Goode | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Gordon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Doug Oh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Redlin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Scott M. Robinson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Patrick Rousseau | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Peter Burgess Smith | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shannon Summers | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Cindy Aoun | Role: Casting Department
Name: Claudia Becker | Role: Casting Department
Name: Rayo Rojas | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Rochelle Best | Role: Costume Department
Name: Nancy Capper | Role: Costume Department
Name: Cesar Magana | Role: Costume Department
Name: Alison Stein | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Janelle Ashley Nielson | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Benj Thall | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Francisco Aragon | Role: Location Management
Name: Victor Borrayo | Role: Location Management
Name: Christopher Miller | Role: Location Management
Name: Rony Shino | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Jellybean Benítez | Role: Music Department
Name: P.J. Bloom | Role: Music Department
Name: Shannon Erbe | Role: Music Department
Name: Margaret Guerra Rogers | Role: Music Department
Name: Evyen Klean | Role: Music Department
Name: Robin Lynn | Role: Music Department
Name: Alvaro Morello | Role: Music Department
Name: Heitor Pereira | Role: Music Department
Name: Fernando Romay | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Trina Calderón | Role: Production Department
Name: M. Vanessa Coto | Role: Production Department
Name: Amy Flanders | Role: Production Department
Name: Eric Glasser | Role: Production Department
Name: Lisa Womble | Role: Production Department
Name: Brian Zarka | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Lynn Sisco | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Tracy L. Moody | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Otis Bryant | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jaime Chapparo | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Peter Grandfield | Role: Transportation Department
Name: James R. Guillory | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Mark Holmes | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Eli Lozano | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Michael Medlin | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Sandra Ninham | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Dennis O'Connell | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Dean Peluso | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Richard 'Rico' Rivera | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Marco Ruiz | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Doris Zelaya | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Amy Agzarian | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gina Amador | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juliana Colacilli | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Finley | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Allison Gross | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aurora Guerrero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Larry Manke | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Miller | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cynthia Nibler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ginny Nugent | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Pennington | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chris Regan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nonie L. Robinson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gary J. Sims | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elona Tsou | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Letizia Baker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Warner Loughlin | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Real Women Have Curves | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi444793113/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi444793113/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564181165780.mp4?Expires=1788275122&Signature=n5IctaiiQssK9jV2Lzg7Q58GRnnEiHQIHL0N3fSvbBxPggVOb~7RjhNCV2G4GCUZM7D2FGeKBP-fb9mhgt8W3raGOpHmBQOn1jjPeW2p9zgFHZEtwODFgWWo9TfR1KjSwilPeysNMPQ4oiv1e6itILASKKdQ1n5RCVR2rLAtCd71py3OlRRx39-ln7y7iL8amxstJRvz7sz~Oshelk6esbo93CLvRgZkE0kIuF9fIgn-9~-A0uMnC7qwk4b2CQAVr~DaMA7I3L0t56Egtu56Fo6PS~QA3HpZF1QHXihHrFgBoUnGfIsCTT2k9WePsprdOZ~NVq9xV2L3c2h3wWEgAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 13, 2002 (Sundance Film Festival)
Canada: September 8, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Spain: September 27, 2002 (San Sebastián Film Festival)
United States: October 5, 2002 (Chicago International Film Festival)
United States: October 10, 2002 (Austin Film Festival)
United States: October 15, 2002 (premiere)
United States: October 16, 2002 (New Orleans Film Festival)
United States: October 18, 2002 (limited)
United States: November 8, 2002
Sweden: January 27, 2003 (Göteborg Film Festival)
United Kingdom: January 31, 2003
Ireland: January 31, 2003
Italy: March 14, 2003
France: March 23, 2003 (Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse)
Switzerland: April 24, 2003 (German speaking region)
France: May 15, 2003 (Cannes Film Festival)
Israel: May 15, 2003
Switzerland: June 25, 2003 (French speaking region)
Greece: July 4, 2003
Mexico: July 4, 2003
Spain: August 1, 2003
France: September 11, 2003 (Deauville Film Festival)
Mexico: September 11, 2003 (Foro Internacional de la Cineteca)
Denmark: September 30, 2003 (Buster Children's Film Festival)
Poland: October 10, 2003 (Warsaw Film Festival)
Argentina: December 25, 2003
France: January 21, 2004
Czech Republic: January 25, 2004 (Febio Film Festival)
Norway: March 17, 2004 (video premiere)
Germany: May 6, 2004
Austria: May 21, 2004
Netherlands: August 17, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Sweden: October 13, 2004 (DVD premiere)
Panama: February 11, 2005
Germany: April 11, 2005 (Dortmund International Film Festival)
Hungary: March 20, 2006 (TV premiere)
Australia: March 3, 2008 (TV premiere)

Awards

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