United States / Apr 08, 2001
The Blue Diner (2001)
Directed by Jan Egleson
1h 40minruntime
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Plot
Blue Diner is a story of a Puerto Rican mother Meche (Miriam Colon) and daughter Elena (Lisa Vidal) living together in Boston and difficulties they face when Elena mysteriously loses her ability to speak Spanish, he first language. As Elena's language disappears, he boyfriend's (Jose Yenque) painting inexplicably appears at the museum where her mother Meche works.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Fidel Vicioso | Patricio |
| Edouard DeSoto | Singer at Club |
| Gustave Johnson | Security Guard |
| Teresa Yenque | Dog casket shopper |
| René Sánchez | Don Benito |
| Chuck Brinig | Theo |
| Ken Cheeseman | Banker |
| Lonnie Farmer | Lawyer |
| Gamalier González | Man on phone |
| Peter Kovner | Museum administrator |
| Nydia Calon | Girl in diner |
| Rubén Darío | Elena's father |
| José Massó | Man at club |
| Barbara Blossom | Waitress |
| Fernando Ruiz | Casket worker |
| José Mena | Casket worker |
| Carlos López | Casket shopper |
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| Luz Suárez | Casket shopper |
| Thomas Morin | Pedestrian |
| Luz Alexandra Ramos | Pedestrian |
| Dick Morgano | Bartender |
| Alfredo Gómez | Cleaning man at bar |
| Sharin Janso | Musician at club |
| José Heredia | Musician at club |
| Ómar Ledesma | Musician at club |
| Angel Wagner | Musician at club |
| Gonzalo Grau | Musician at club |
| Luis Rodríguez | Musician at club |
| Alex Alvear | Musician at club |
| Claudio Ragazzi | Musician at club |
| Mo McRae | Vango |
| Jako | Bola de nieve |
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Blue Diner |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English, Español |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Goldheart Pictures, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Latino Public Broadcasting |
| Release date | 8 aprile 2001 |
| Production | Natatcha Estébanez |
| Writer | Natatcha Estébanez, Jan Egleson |
| Casting | Elsie Stark |
| Editing | Jeanne Jordan |
| Cinematography | Teresa Medina |
| Assistant directors | Jan Egleson |
| Camera operators | Teresa Medina |
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| Additional photography | Teresa Medina |
| Production design | David Gulick, Lisa Nagid |
| Art direction | Lisa Nagid, David Gulick |
| Set decoration | Lisa Nagid, David Gulick |
| Special effects | Brian Ricci |
| Music | Claudio Ragazzi |
| Sound | Claudio Ragazzi |
| Costume design | Lisa Lesniak, Annie Dunn |
| Makeup | Lisa Lesniak, Annie Dunn |
| Hairstyling | Lisa Lesniak, Annie Dunn |
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