America (2011 film)
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America is a 2011 Puerto Rican drama film
directed by Sonia Fritz. The film was selected as the Puerto Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
at the 84th Academy Awards
, but was disqualified.
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Sonia Fritz. The film was selected as the Puerto Rican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
at the 84th Academy Awards
84th Academy Awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony will honor the best films of 2011 and will take place on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California. It will be televised in the United States on ABC. The host was originally going to be Eddie Murphy. However, after Brett Ratner resigned as...
, but was disqualified.
Cast
- Lymari NadalLymari NadalLymari Nadal is a Puerto Rican actress, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on 11 February 1978. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.-Early years:...
as America - Yancey AriasYancey AriasYancey Arias is an American actor, perhaps most noted for his work on television crime dramas, particularly his roles as Miguel Cadena in the NBC series Kingpin and as Gabriel Williams in the FX series Thief.-Life and career:...
as Correa - Yareli ArizmendiYareli ArizmendiYareli Arizmendi is a Cuban-Mexican-American actress, writer, and director.-Biography:“The function of art is to renew our perceptions. The role of the...
as Maria - Talia Rothenberg as Rosalinda
- Marisé Alvarez as Elena
- Teresa Hernández as Paulina
- Eyra Aguero Joubert as Lourdes
- Edward James OlmosEdward James OlmosEdward James Olmos is an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt...
as Mr. Irving - Frank Perozo as Dario
- Tony PlanaTony PlanaTony Plana is a Cuban-American actor and director. He is well known for playing Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC show Ugly Betty.-Personal life:...
as Leopoldo - Isaac Santiago as NYC Cop#1
- Monica Steuer as Karen Leverett
- Rachel TicotinRachel TicotinRachel Ticotin is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Ticotin was born in Bronx, New York, the daughter of Iris Torres, a Puerto Rican educator, and Abe Ticotin, a Russian Jewish used car salesman. Her brother, Sahaj, is a musician and the lead singer for his rock group, Ra...
as Esther