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Spanglish: Paz Vega
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Spanglish is the story of a Mexican woman, Flor Moreno (Paz Vega), who leaves her Hispanic community in search of a job to support herself and her daughter. Taking a housekeeping position with a wealthy, suburban family, Flor learns not only how to speak English but ... how differently other families raise their children. When the family moves to a summer home, Flor accompanies them with her daughter, Christina (Shelbie Bruce). Christina is introduced to affluence—and likes it. Flor struggles to keep her family values as her daughter is surrounded by a different way of life.
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Spanglish, the fluid vernacular that crosses between English and Spanish, has been a staple in Hispanic life in California since English-speaking settlers arrived in the 19th century. For much of that time, it has been dismissed and derided by language purists -- "neither good, nor bad, but abominable," as Mexican writer Octavio Paz famously put it.
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Spanglish champions Mexican ethnicity and courage well. Estranged and beautiful Mexican citizen Flor Moreno (Paz Vega) whose husband left her and likewise beautiful daughter Cristina (Shelbie Bruce, Victoria Luna at 6 years old) flee Mexico to the Hispanic quarter of Los Angeles.
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James L. Brooks has fashioned some pretty amazing characters for Spanglish. First, he creates a Mexican maid, Flor (Paz Vega), who looks like a Supermodel. She speaks not a word of English. Then there’s her daughter, Christina (Shelbie Bruce), who is fluent in English and precocious, to put it mildly.
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