Movie

La taqueria

2003 · 82 min

A breezy, good-natured workplace comedy where a chaotic little eatery becomes a makeshift family and matchmaking scheme.

Tagline: Something is cooking... and it's not on the menu!
Overview: Doña Flor didn't anticipate having to deal with such an unruly crew when she inherited her fathers small Mexican eatery. The cook's a drunk, the waitresses are lazy, the busboy is overly amorous, and there's a pimp operating on the premises. But the tables begin to turn for Flor when her employees decide the she would learn to relax if they could only find her a man.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, warm and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Found family, work, love, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
work
love
friendship
class
Places: workplace
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Martin Delon
Written by: Jeff O'Brien
Starring: Johnathan Gwyn, Noble Chase Pack, Jennifer Almaguer, Buddy Howard, Evaristo Carreon Jr., Joshua Carreon, Roberto Carreon, Diego Castro
Runtime: 82 min
Country: Mexico
Languages: English