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Mosquita y Mari (2011)

dir: Aurora Guerrero

With this auspicious feature film debut, Aurora Guerrero explores the complexities of a budding friendship between two Chicana high schoolers in Los Angeles’s Huntington Park. Yolanda is stellar in her studies and makes her parents proud, while Mari has just moved to town with her undocumented family. On her first day of school, Mari is assigned to be Yolanda’s study partner. After a rocky start, the two find a bond that confuses them at times. Guerrero’s steady direction allows more intimate understanding of the girls’ aspirations and their families’ expectations. (Sundance12)

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david-fear david-fear added a review of Mosquita y Mari

Guerrero's handling of the bond between these two teens feels too coy by half; the film thankfully resists being either a typical coming-out movie or an ethnocultural curio, but it doesn'... Read the review

david-fear david-fear rated Mosquita y Mari

6 stars

nick-schager nick-schager added a review of Mosquita y Mari

Despite occasional lapses into showy expressionistic slo-mo, Guerrero's direction demonstrates a patience and attention to emotional detail that allows the two young leads' performances t... Read the review

nick-schager nick-schager rated Mosquita y Mari

6 stars

elizabeth-weitzman-new-york-da elizabeth-weitzman-new-york-da added a review of Mosquita y Mari

This lovely, low-key debut from Aurora Guerrero doesn't aim to make any grand statements. It doesn't need to. The sweetness and sincerity Guerrero and her leads infuse into their intimate... Read the review

elizabeth-weitzman-new-york-da elizabeth-weitzman-new-york-da rated Mosquita y Mari

6 stars

stephen-holden stephen-holden added a review of Mosquita y Mari

Ms. Pineda and Ms. Troncoso give wonderfully natural performances in which they convey the impulsiveness and insecurity of adolescence. You are uncomfortably reminded of what it feels lik... Read the review

stephen-holden stephen-holden rated Mosquita y Mari

7 stars

rob-nelson rob-nelson added a review of Mosquita y Mari

First-time writer-director Aurora Guerrero beautifully captures the fluctuating dynamics of friendship between 15-year-old girls in Mosquita y Mari. Read the review

rob-nelson rob-nelson rated Mosquita y Mari

8 stars

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