Casa de los babys

Name: Casa de los babys
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004-01-01
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Angelina Peláez, Lizzie Curry Martinez, Vanessa Martinez, Amanda Álvarez, Said Martinez

IMDb ID: tt0303830 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.4 (2,269 votes)

Genres: Drama

A brief look into South American family life while showing the hardships surrounding adoption in South America as six woman are forced to stay in the country while awaiting approval of adopting a baby.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesSpain: Casa de los babys
Greece: Casa de los babys
United States: Casa de los babys
Uruguay: Casa de los babys (original subtitled version)
Brazil: A Casa dos Bebês
Hungary: A senki gyermekei
Portugal: Casa de los Babys
Germany: Casa de los Babys - Haus der verlorenen Kinder (DVD box title)
Poland: Dom nadziei
United States: House of the Babies (Alternative Title)
Greece: Το σπίτι των παιδιών
Ukraine: Дитячий будинок
Russia: Приемные матери
Japan: カーサ・エスペランサ赤ちゃんたちの家 (Japanese)
House of the BabiesContent RatingRRelease Date2004-01-01Runtime95 minutesMetascore55IMDb Popularity0User Reviews31Critic Reviews49Countries / RegionsUnited States
MexicoLanguagesEnglish
SpanishKeywordsfamily relationships
american
woman
workout
babyFilming LocationsMexicoProduction CompaniesIFC Films
Springall Pictures
Anarchist's Convention FilmsOfficial SitesOfficial site (Spain) - http://www.mangafilms.es/casadelosbabysIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303830/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0303830.jpgUpdated At2025-12-04T12:14:18

Directors

John Sayles

Writers

John Sayles

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Angelina Peláez | Character: Doña Mercedes
Actor: Lizzie Curry Martinez | Character: Sor Juana
Actor: Vanessa Martinez | Character: Asunción
Actor: Amanda Álvarez | Character: Blanca
Actor: Said Martinez | Character: Eusebio
Actor: Abel Salas | Character: Bus Driver 1
Actor: Marco Mondragón | Character: Bus Driver 2
Actor: José Reyes | Character: Van Driver
Actor: Claudia Benitez | Character: Woman on Bus
Actor: Ignacio de Anda | Character: Tito
Actor: José Reyes Jr. | Character: Grande
Actor: Emmanuel González | Character: Chico
Actor: El Flaco de Oro de Acapulco | Character: El Tuerto
Actor: Dave Baez | Character: Rufino
Actor: Blanca Loaria | Character: Socorro
Actor: Rita Moreno | Character: Señora Muñoz
Actor: Bruno Bichir | Character: Diómedes
Actor: Fredi Bogota | Character: Gustavo
Actor: Héctor Mújica | Character: Rubén
Actor: Daryl Hannah | Character: Skipper
Actor: Lili Taylor | Character: Leslie
Actor: Mary Steenburgen | Character: Gayle
Actor: Marcia Gay Harden | Character: Nan
Actor: Maggie Gyllenhaal | Character: Jennifer
Actor: Susan Lynch | Character: Eileen
Actor: Guillermo Iván | Character: Reynaldo
Actor: Juan Carlos Vives | Character: Búho
Actor: Martha Higareda | Character: Celia
Actor: Tony Marcín | Character: Celia's Mother
Actor: Lourdes Echevarría | Character: Social Worker
Actor: Lourdes Perez Nido | Character: Vendedora
Actor: Norma Moreno | Character: Receptionist
Actor: Priscilla Corral | Character: Dependienta
Actor: Isaías Ramírez | Character: Boletero
Actor: Hilário Silva | Character: Guide 1
Actor: César Rodríguez | Character: Guide 2
Actor: Rad Wolf | Character: Guide 3
Actor: Arturo Salazar | Character: Guide 4
Actor: Pedro Armendáriz Jr. | Character: Ernesto
Actor: Víctor Jáuregui | Character: Wilfrido
Actor: Alejandro Basurto | Character: Vicente
Actor: Leonel Rendón | Character: Herminio
Actor: Fernando Cervantes | Character: Félix
Actor: Miguel Rodarte | Character: Oscar
Actor: David Hevia | Character: Iván
Actor: Felipe Fernández del Paso | Character: Don Mercurio
Actor: Isabel Herrera | Character: Number Girl
Actor: Ramoncita López | Character: Caseworker

[Directors Group]
Name: John Sayles | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: John Sayles | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Caroline Kaplan | Role: Producer
Name: Melissa Marr | Role: Producer
Name: Jonathan Sehring | Role: Producer
Name: Alejandro Springall | Role: Producer
Name: Lemore Syvan | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Mason Daring | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Mauricio Rubinstein | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: John Sayles | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Felipe Fernández del Paso | Role: Production Designer

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Luisa Guala | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Alejandra Quijano | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Mayes C. Rubeo | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Anel Arellano | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Josefina Arellano | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Micaela Pérez | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Carlos Sánchez | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Maite Argüelles | Role: Production Manager
Name: Luca Borghese | Role: Production Manager
Name: Jeremy Strong | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Christiane Atala | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Joaquin Silva | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: John M. Tyson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Mariano Grimaldo | Role: Art Department
Name: Daniel Lara | Role: Art Department
Name: Rafael Mandujano | Role: Art Department
Name: Alfredo Martínez | Role: Art Department
Name: Julián Navarro | Role: Art Department
Name: Edgar Ramírez | Role: Art Department
Name: Fernando Ríos | Role: Art Department
Name: Carlos Santos | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Nancy Cabrera | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert Fernandez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mariusz Glabinski | Role: Sound Department
Name: Piotr Glabinski | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marlena Grzaslewicz | Role: Sound Department
Name: Judy Karp | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bruce Kitzmeyer | Role: Sound Department
Name: William Kozy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jaime Reyes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Paul Sacco | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ira Spiegel | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Werner | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ryan Collison | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Doug Johnson | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Julio Soto Gurpide | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Dante Busquets | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fernando Coria Reyes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Humberto Delgado | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fernando Díaz Torres | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Díaz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Javier Enríquez | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martín Farfán | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Garcia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Arturo Ulises García | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Manuel García | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Miguel Ángel García | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Pedro Hernández | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fabián Monroy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Luis Moreno | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Manuel Moreno | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Roberto Oviedo Vargas | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Oscar Reyes | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Adrián Romero | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Emiliano Villanueva | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Zuniga | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Luis Ávila | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Schabenbeck | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Claudia Becker | Role: Casting Department
Name: Lizzie Curry Martinez | Role: Casting Department
Name: David Martínez | Role: Casting Department
Name: Blanca Olvera | Role: Casting Department
Name: Cindy Tolan | Role: Casting Department
Name: Alejandro Springall | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Martha Castillero | Role: Costume Department
Name: Natividad González | Role: Costume Department
Name: Ismael Jardon | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Peter Heady | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Tibor Kereszturi | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Josh Olive | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Mario Ontal | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Stan Sztaba | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Adam Wolman | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Tenoch Aguilar | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Jeanine Cowen | Role: Music Department
Name: Ernesto Díaz | Role: Music Department
Name: Lynn Fainchtein | Role: Music Department
Name: Luna de la Fuente Gabriel | Role: Music Department
Name: Frank Gallagher | Role: Music Department
Name: Evan Harlan | Role: Music Department
Name: Dave Mattacks | Role: Music Department
Name: Ana Norgaard | Role: Music Department
Name: Billy Novick | Role: Music Department
Name: Claudio Ragazzi | Role: Music Department
Name: David Shacter | Role: Music Department
Name: Oscar Stagnaro | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Irma Avila Carrizal | Role: Production Department
Name: Julio González | Role: Production Department
Name: Luis Enrique Granados | Role: Production Department
Name: Tenoch Ochoa | Role: Production Department
Name: Santiago Paredes | Role: Production Department
Name: Lourdes Perez Nido | Role: Production Department
Name: Martin Schabenbeck | Role: Production Department
Name: Israel Silva | Role: Production Department
Name: Gabriel Tapia | Role: Production Department
Name: Yamel Vargas | Role: Production Department
Name: Irma Ávila | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Maury Carvajal | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Jorge Aguilar | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Germán Alvarado | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Alejandro 'Ronco' Arroyo | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Abel Blanco | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Pedro Antonio Castillo | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Ricardo Cotero | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Hector Cruz | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jose Flores | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Héctor Garcia | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Javier Giron | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Juan Gutiérrez | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Carlos Hernández | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Santiago Hernández | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Jaime Lopez | Role: Transportation Department
Name: José Alberto Luna | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Gabriel Martínez | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Efraín Rosalío | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Larry Silva | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Enrique Trani | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Dante Aguilar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ivonne Alva | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Magali Apolinar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juana Bocanegra | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jen Cox | Role: Additional Crew
Name: René Simon Cruz Jr. | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carmen De La Rosa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ernesto Díaz Mata | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cecilia Escalante | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Armando Gallegos | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joe Gawler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Charles Kouzoujian | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pedro Martínez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mercè Montalà | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rogelio Nobara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mario Olivares | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rocío Ortega | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Susana Palestino | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Angelique Pesce | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Evangelina Resendiz Montalvo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alejandro Rosales | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juan Antonio Sanchez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Avigail Schotz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George Sheanshang | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Spitzer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Javier Villeda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eduardo Vélez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christian Zak | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Saul Zuñiga | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Randy L. Anderson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Aileen Kiernan | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Mario Aguiñaga | Role: Thanks
Name: Ana Barreto | Role: Thanks
Name: Angel Carlos Benitez | Role: Thanks
Name: Raymundo Capetillo | Role: Thanks
Name: Esteban Castañeda | Role: Thanks
Name: Pablo Castro Mussot | Role: Thanks
Name: José Cedano | Role: Thanks
Name: Yuriria Chavarria | Role: Thanks
Name: Ignacio Cobo | Role: Thanks
Name: Pamela Enriquez | Role: Thanks
Name: Claudia Florescano | Role: Thanks
Name: Guillermo Franco | Role: Thanks
Name: Carlos González | Role: Thanks
Name: Benny Hudson | Role: Thanks
Name: Alfredo Joskowicz | Role: Thanks
Name: David Medina | Role: Thanks
Name: Emilia Monge | Role: Thanks
Name: Alejandra Moreno Toscano | Role: Thanks
Name: Tomás Mosqueda | Role: Thanks
Name: Maggie Renzi | Role: Thanks
Name: Alejandro Sandoval | Role: Thanks
Name: Don Adolfo Santiago | Role: Thanks
Name: Marinela Servitje | Role: Thanks
Name: Ignacio Terrazas | Role: Thanks
Name: Zeferino Torreblanca | Role: Thanks
Name: Arturo Villanueva | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Casa de los Babys | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi951910681/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi951910681/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563920530434.mp4?Expires=1788284944&Signature=ue87iMwAlQDQ15PH8s3~o6EF7iTFINU~sO7-ZG0mWmk3ccM3Ozt0XIOcFXWMtyn3ENeL3c91-j95vcEUFVdh96Q0HPUoARhLSivaFSuIcuznsyoKoESno-fbW-V82hlaPuEOCSJ3HJlx7rxbkISLCrTygaJa2oz1L31Rl5FjNLIwzkcs03NSqFszcyLxUJnG8dN9DprCKjk05HbRXk2zX4~Pw8SNzxj28WUGVxqGTOc8sRLtKCYtYziNHr4sesp0-K3brzX1N3G0Gi3EpfYAMz0UyKfqozXMoOc3tQbkCZz49j5wKjH503L1qbfnFnaoxVwGzTKDNYA-UZ7vxqep4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Casa de los Babys | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi129827097/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi129827097/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563415207797.mp4?Expires=1788284944&Signature=b-ucaBlSkcmfoIIJqo7yBGz1CFC5r7rjrfKVGOKr1Hd41hqjZCj1J5R4lhVTJs4Fz~ptxTFohcs-nHYyc2v9zUiT8JDfLzsIwtnnXhSl5y9cKG3o9Zva6DHIYmU8RBOPc1VdZ~wohJSI8E0gxvyQr6p0sdOjJ7toob~9ZXLgreVyOsBcxvMlpp6ZhpmifFcpzUrrHBaT6q3VM7uAlkEFbOgO-cwrXm~luyjga~0ygpDPDk4QLxoTRo5ABu8Tq3pGffLIKDbZ6ItAF1B8FjoR6ruRzwTc7uscfgKuYF5l6QJib4x7527J1zU4ho7UUx6W7FWhcBBX6GcKyRh1pXwAsw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Italy: September 5, 2003 (Venice Film Festival)
Canada: September 7, 2003 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United States: September 18, 2003 (Woodstock Film Festival)
United States: September 19, 2003 (Los Angeles, California)
United States: September 19, 2003 (New York City, New York)
United States: October 3, 2003 (limited)
Turkey: October 11, 2003 (Istanbul FilmOctober Film Week)
Greece: November 23, 2003 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Israel: January 1, 2004
Italy: March 12, 2004
Greece: April 23, 2004
Sweden: May 7, 2004
Switzerland: June 24, 2004 (German speaking region)
Spain: July 9, 2004
Japan: July 31, 2004 (Tokyo)
Brazil: January 7, 2005 (limited)
Portugal: April 21, 2005
Hungary: June 8, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Australia: February 28, 2007 (TV premiere)
Greece: November 2007 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Finland: May 7, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Germany: April 6, 2009 (DVD premiere)
Germany: December 31, 2009
Uruguay: May 8, 2010 (Cinemateca Uruguaya)

Awards

Box Office