AMERICAN FAMILY: LA LLORONA {THE WEEPING WOMAN} {PT. 1 OF 2} (TV)
Summary
The first of two parts on this tape. One in this drama series about a Latino family living in Los Angeles. In this episode, Cisco tells Pablito the old folk tale "La Llorona" (The Weeping Woman.) Jess has Cisco help him make an internet infomercial for his barber shop. To the family's dismay, Pablito's mother Laura begins showing up regularly outside the house and at Pablito's school. Flashbacks reveal details of the time Esteban was in prison and Laura was caring for infant Pablito. An immigrant named Elena asks Nina for help with her family's immigration proceedings. Elena explains that both she and her husband are illegal immigrants but that their baby was born in the U.S. After Elena's husband is caught by immigration officials and deported to Mexico, Elena looks for him at the immigration building. There, she too is apprehended, and her baby is taken away. This episode is followed by a short documentary from the "Realidades" series: "Dia De Los Muertos" highlights the rituals and meaning behind the Mexican holiday "The Day of the Dead." Includes a promo.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 2001/2002.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS
- DATE: February 6, 2002 Wednesday 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:56:46
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:73974
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Hispanic Americans - Drama
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 2002-2004
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Promos - "Now with Bill Moyers"
CREDITS
- Robert Greenblatt … Executive Producer
- David Janollari … Executive Producer
- Gregory Nava … Executive Producer, Director, Created by, Writer
- Eric Gold … Co-Executive Producer
- Barbara Martinez Jitner … Supervising Producer
- Gordon Wolf … Producer
- Stephanie Hagen … Associate Producer
- Lee Holdridge … Music by
- Nathan Wang … Music by
- Edward James Olmos … Cast, Jess Gonzalez
- Constance Marie … Cast, Nina Gonzalez
- Rachel Ticotin … Cast, Vangie Gonzalez
- A.J. Lamas … Cast, Cisco Gonzalez
- Austin Marques … Cast, Pablito Gonzalez
- Raquel Welch … Cast, Aunt Dora
- Esai Morales … Cast, Esteban Gonzalez
- Sonia Braga … Cast, Berta Gonzalez
- Patricia Velasquez … Cast, Elena
- Seidy Lopez … Cast, Laura
- Jackie Guerra … Cast, Gordie
- Carmella Rioseco-Sanchez … Cast, Elderly Woman
- Raul Rodriguez … Cast, Spanish-speaking Man
- Daniel Edward Mora … Cast, Man on Truck
- Sally G. Ramirez … Cast, Woman Officer
- Valerie Cruz … Cast, Officer #1
- Mark Phelan … Cast, Officer #2
- Rebekah Salgado … Cast, Mother
- Armando Garza … Cast, Frank
- Carlo Perez Allen … Cast, Man Client
- James Bartz … Cast, INS Agent
- Pedro Andres-Lopez … Cast, Baby Pablito
- Erick Carrillo … Cast
- Lou Beatty … Cast
- For "Realidades"
- Tom McMahon … Producer
- Mylene Moreno … Co-Producer
- Kathy Lo … Associate Producer