After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. However, along with the marriage comes compromise of one's own cultural traditions.
Acting
Perry and Hayek's chemistry transcends the predictable script
Writing
Surprisingly sharp dialogue on cultural compromise
Production
Vegas and Mexico locations feel authentically lived-in
Director
Andy Tennant
Matthew Perry
Alex Whitman
Salma Hayek Pinault
Isabel Fuentes
Jon Tenney
Jeff
Carlos Gómez
Chuy
Tomas Milian
Tomas Fuentes
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Lanie
John Bennett Perry
Richard Whitman
Stanley DeSantis
Judd Marshall
Anne Betancourt
Amalia
Suzanne Snyder
Cathy Stewart
Jill Clayburgh
Nan Whitman
Mark Adair-Rios
Juan Fuentes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Salma Hayek's first major studio romantic lead after Desperado, and she fought to keep Isabel's Mexican heritage authentic rather than watered down.
The film quietly predicted the rise of 'bicultural' American family stories years before it became mainstream, though it definitely leans on some 90s stereotypes.
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