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.
America Ferrera
as Ana Garcia
Lupe Ontiveros
as Carmen Garcia
Ingrid Oliu
as Estela Garcia
George López
as Mr. Guzman
Brian Sites
as Jimmy
Soledad St. Hilaire
as Pancha
Lourdes Perez Nido
as Rosali
Jorge Cervera Jr.
as Raúl
Felipe de Alba
as Grandfather
José Gerardo Zamora Jr.
as Juan José
Edgar Lujan
as Juan Martin
Lina Acosta
as Norma
