Mamitas

Mamitas is a 2011 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Nicholas Ozeki, starring E. J. Bonilla, Veronica Diaz Carranza, Jennifer Esposito, Jesse Garcia, Joaquim de Almeida and Pedro Armendáriz Jr. It is an adaptation of Ozeki's 2007 short film of the same name.

Cast

E. J. Bonilla as Jordin Juarez
Veronica Diaz Carranza as Felipa Talia
Jennifer Esposito as Miss Ruiz
Jesse Garcia as Hector Juarez
Joaquim de Almeida as Professor Alexander Viera
Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Ramon 'Tata' Donicio
Josue Aguirre as Santos
Maynor Alvarado as Jordin's Friend
Jorge Borrelli as Dr. Allison
Kimberly Burke as Kika
Elena Campbell-Martinez as Teacher
Maximillian Decker as Dominic
Carl Donelson as Big Sexy
Michael Esparza as Christian
Alex Fernandez as Alvaro Juarez
Adriana Fricke as Magdalena Juarez
Glenn Taranto as Jimmy
Heather Tom as Casandra
Julia Vera as Miss Palencia
Jose Yenque as Julio
Teresa Castillo as Maria

Release

The film premiered at the LA Film Festival in June 2011.

Reception

Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times stated: "Unbalanced storytelling aside, Ozeki wisely works to keep the film focused on his actors, a smart move considering their live-wire charm." John Hazelton of Screen International called the film "likeable if rambling" and praised the "very natural" and "quite touching" performances of Bonilla and Diaz Carranza. Robert Koehler of Variety wrote: "Every bit as cliched as it sounds, pic offers a dramatically crude, overly familiar take on the bad-boy-turned-good story."