Luminarias
“Four professional women meet at an East Los Angeles restaurant called Luminarias to share secrets about their careers, love, family, and sex.”
Synopsis
Welcome to Luminarias-where hot spicy dish gets served up with a Latin twist by four successful friends from East LA...with very discriminating taste in men! When separated divorce attorney Andrea finds herself guilty of falling for her white and Jewish opposing council, her three single friends choose sides in the ongoing and often hilarious debate over race and sex. As they discover just how much negative stereotypes color their relationships with men-and even with each other-it becomes clear that the search for Mr. Right is not exactly black and white! Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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Release History & Theatrical Window
May 5, 2000
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$1M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$429K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.43x
-$571K deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- José Luis Valenzuela
- Screenplay & Story
- Evelina Fernández
- Original Score
- Eric Allaman
- Original Title
- Luminarias
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Budget
- $1M
- Worldwide Gross
- $429K
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
José Luis Valenzuela
Evelina Fernández
Eric Allaman
Álex Phillips Jr.
Evelina Fernández, Sal Lopez, José Luis Valenzuela, Joel Ehrlich
Department Leadership Roster
José Luis Valenzuela
Director
Evelina Fernández
Screenplay
Sal Lopez
Producer
Joel Ehrlich
Producer
Álex Phillips Jr.
Director of Photography
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Luminarias.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Luminarias
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Luminarias about?
Welcome to Luminarias-where hot spicy dish gets served up with a Latin twist by four successful friends from East LA...with very discriminating taste in men! When separated divorce attorney Andrea finds herself guilty of falling for her white and Jewish opposing council, her three single friends choose sides in the ongoing and often hilarious debate over race and sex. As they discover just how much negative stereotypes color their relationships with men-and even with each other-it becomes clear that the search for Mr. Right is not exactly black and white! Written by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Who directed Luminarias?
Luminarias was directed by José Luis Valenzuela.
Who stars in Luminarias?
The principal cast of Luminarias includes Scott Bakula, Cheech Marin, Lupe Ontiveros, Sal Lopez, Evelina Fernández.
When was Luminarias released and how long is it?
Luminarias was released in 2000 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
What was the box office and production budget of Luminarias?
Luminarias had a reported production budget of $1M and grossed $429K at the worldwide box office (0.43 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Luminarias?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Luminarias was composed by Eric Allaman.