Spanglish (film)

Spanglish is a 2004 American romantic comedydrama film written and directed by James L. Brooks, and stars Adam Sandler, Paz Vega, and Ta Leoni. It was released in the United States on December 17, 2004 by Columbia Pictures and by Gracie Films, and in other countries over the first several months of 2005.

Cristina Moreno Aimee Garcia is applying to Princeton University. For her application essay, she tells the story of her childhood and narrates throughout the movie.Flor Moreno Paz Vega is a poor Mexican single mother who moved to America to have a better life for her and her daughter, Cristina Shelbie Bruce. When she could not maintain her two jobs due to the safety of her daughter, Flors cousin takes her to an interview with the Claskys as a nanny, John Adam Sandler and Deborah Clasky Ta Leoni, their children Bernice Sarah Steele and Georgie Ian Hayland, and Deborahs alcoholic mother Evelyn Wright Cloris Leachman. John is a Tourettes Syndrome man with no sex life or selfesteem, Deborah is a former businesswoman turned stayathome mother, and Evelyn is a raging alcoholic. Deborah is uptight and her neurotic behavior often upsets the family she mentally abuses her daughter to exercise by buying her smallersized clothes and putting her down for certain behaviors, and she mentally abuses her husband by telling him to coparent with her on their son, but she really wants him to be submissive to her parenting instead. John is more laid back and supports the mental wellbeing of his children, but he feels he cannot stand up to Deborah on her parenting and often leaves it as it is. ........

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