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- DirectorLeon IchasoOrlando Jiménez LealStarsRaimundo Hidalgo-GatoZully MonteroReynaldo MedinaSlice-of-life look at Roberto and Aurelia, Cuban exiles living in New York City with their 17-year-old daughter Aurelita. It's February, 1978; the winter is harsh, and for 10 years Roberto's been the super of an apartment building: firing up the boiler, repairing windows, moving bags of garbage. He's homesick for Cuba, stuck in repetitive conversations about the Bay of Pigs, Castro, and life back home. He's too depressed to make love to Aurelia, and when his daughter thinks she's pregnant and he receives sad news from Cuba, he makes up his mind to quit the city for Miami. The decision gives him new life, he remembers Aurelia's birthday, and they have a party to celebrate.a 1979 Spanish-language comedy-drama film directed by Leon Ichaso and Orlando Jiménez Leal, based on a stage play by Iván Acosta. The film is a look at life in the U.S. from the perspective of frustrated Cuban exiles.
Elizabeth Peña is 17 year old Aurelita, who is having trouble with her parents, who don't understand her lifestyle. - DirectorLeon IchasoStarsRubén BladesShawn ElliottTom SignorelliSalsa singer screws over everybody on his way to the top; when his latest record flops, his career starts doing downhill.a 1985 film, the film follows singer Rudy Veloz (played by Ruben Blades) on his rise to fame.
Elizabeth Peña plays his loyal girlfriend Liz. - DirectorPaul MazurskyStarsNick NolteBette MidlerRichard DreyfussA rich but troubled family find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool.Down and Out in Beverly Hills is a 1986 American comedy film based on the French play Boudu sauvé des eaux.
Elizabeth Peña stars as Carmen the live-in maid for the Whiteman family.
This is considered by many to be the "Break Out Role" for her... - DirectorLuis ValdezStarsLou Diamond PhillipsEsai MoralesRosanna DeSotoBiographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.a 1987 American biographical film, based on the real life events that affected the lives of rock star Ritchie Valens, his half-brother Bob Morales, his girlfriend Donna Ludwig and the rest of their families.
Elizabeth Peña plays Ritchie's ex-girlfriend, Rosie, who marries Ritchie's half-brother Bob Morales. - DirectorMatthew RobbinsStarsHume CronynJessica TandyFrank McRaeAliens help a feisty old New York couple in their battle against the ruthless land developer who's out to evict them.is a 1987 family-science fiction film directed by Matthew Robbins about small extraterrestrial living machines that save an apartment block under threat from property development. The story was originally intended to be featured in the TV series Amazing Stories, but Steven Spielberg liked the idea so much that he decided to make it a theatrical release.
Elizabeth Peña is Marisa Esteval: A pregnant woman who patiently waits for the return of her boyfriend Hector, the father of her child. As the story progresses, she falls in love with artist and fellow boarder Mason. - DirectorAdrian LyneStarsTim RobbinsElizabeth PeñaDanny AielloMourning his dead child, a haunted Vietnam War veteran attempts to uncover his past while suffering from a severe case of dissociation. To do so, he must decipher reality and life from his own dreams, delusions, and perceptions of death.a 1990 American psychological thriller/horror film directed by Adrian Lyne, based on a screenplay by Bruce Joel Rubin.
For the role of Jezzie, Elizabeth Peña, who beat out roughly 300 women, including Julia Roberts, Andie MacDowell, Madonna and Jennifer Lopez. She was the very first person who auditioned. - DirectorJohn SaylesStarsChris CooperElizabeth PeñaStephen MendilloWhen the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-buried secrets in his Texas border town.an American mystery film written and directed by John Sayles and set in a small town in Texas. It deals with a sheriff's investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors.
Elizabeth Peña plays Pilar Cruz, high school sweetheart of current Sheriff Sam Deeds. (Chris Cooper)
She won both A Independent Spirit Award, and a NCLR Bravo Award for this role. - DirectorBrett RatnerStarsJackie ChanChris TuckerKen LeungA loyal and dedicated Hong Kong Inspector teams up with a reckless and loudmouthed L.A.P.D. detective to rescue the Chinese Consul's kidnapped daughter, while trying to arrest a dangerous crime lord along the way.A 1998 American action comedy film and the first installment in the Rush Hour film series.
Elizabeth Peña is Detective and bomb expert Tania Johnson. She won The ALMA Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film. - DirectorBrad BirdStarsCraig T. NelsonSamuel L. JacksonHolly HunterWhile trying to lead a quiet suburban life, a family of undercover superheroes are forced into action to save the world.2004 American computer-animated action comedy superhero film about a family of superheroes who are forced to hide their powers.
She was the voice of Mirage, Syndrome's agent that lures Supers to the island. - DirectorAlfredo Rodriguez de VillaStarsJohn LeguizamoFreddy RodríguezDebra MessingA Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together.a 2008 film about a Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago facing what may be their last Christmas together.
She plays Anna Rodriguez, mother of the Rodriguez family. - DirectorRobert DornhelmStarsSela WardElizabeth PeñaRheagan WallaceBased on the real story of Clara Harris, the Houston, Texas dentist who made headlines in July 2002 when she killed her adulterous husband by repeatedly running over him with her car.A TV film based based on the true story of 44 year old Clara Harris a successful Texas dentist and mother of young twins, who hired private investigator Bobbi Bacha, played by actress Sela Ward, to spy on her philandering orthodontist husband. Instead Bobbi Bacha ends up videotaping her client Clara Harris running over her cheating husband with her Mercedes Benz in the parking lot of a posh hotel and killing him.
Elizabeth Peña played Clara Harris. - DirectorGeorgina Garcia RiedelStarsElizabeth PeñaAmerica FerreraLucy GallardoThree generations of women in a Mexican American family experience sexual awakenings over the course of a summer.a 2005 American movie, the plot concerns three generations of Garcia women in a sleepy Arizona town who experience a sexual awakening during the course of a summer.
America Ferrera is the teenage Blanca Garcia, Elizabeth Peña is Blanca's mother and Lucy Gallardo is her grandmother.