''Gabriela'' is a 2001 American romance film, starring Seidy Lopez in the title role alongside Jaime Gomez as her admirer Mike. The film has been cited as an inspiration behind the Premiere Weekend Club, which supports Latino film-making.

Plot

Gabriela, engaged to be married to Patrick, feels more of a sense of duty than anticipation towards their planned wedding. On meeting her at the clinic where he works, Mike falls in love with Gabriela, and turns to his friend Douglas and his brother for advice. When he asks Gabriela to break off her engagement, she refuses and takes Patrick to Mexico to meet her family, leaving Mike trying to find a way to save his hopes of marrying her.

Cast

* Seidy Lopez - Gabriela *

Jaime P. Gomez Jaime P. Gomez (born August 31, 1965) is an American film and television actor. Gomez was born in Los Angeles, California. He is perhaps best known for playing Nash Bridges's partner Inspector Evan Cortez in 100 episodes of the American pol ...

- Mike *

Zach Galligan Zachary Wolfe Galligan (born February 14, 1964) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Billy Peltzer in the comedy-horror films ''Gremlins'' (1984) and '' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990). Early life and education Galligan was ...

- Patrick *

Troy Winbush Troy Winbush (born March 12, 1970) is an American actor best known for his recurring role as Denny on ''The Cosby Show.'' Early life Winbush was born in Manhattan, New York to Betty Winbush. He is also the younger brother of Alicia Winbush. C ...

- Douglas *

Lupe Ontiveros Guadalupe Ontiveros ( Moreno; September 17, 1942 – July 26, 2012) was an American actress best known for portraying Rosalita in ''The Goonies'', and Yolanda Saldívar in the film ''Selena''. She acted in numerous films and television shows, ...

- Grandma Josie *

Stacy Haiduk Stacy Haiduk (born April 24, 1968) is an American actress. Her best-known roles include Lana Lang on ''Superboy'', Katherine Hitchcock on ''seaQuest DSV'', Hannah Nichols on ''All My Children'', as Patty Williams and Emily Peterson on ''The Y ...

- Ilona * Evelina Fernandez - Sofia *

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- Manny * Sal Lopez - Policeman * Danny De La Paz - Policeman *

Steve Valentine Stephen John Valentine (born 26 October 1966) is a Scottish actor and magician. He is known for his roles as Nigel Townsend on NBC's crime drama series ''Crossing Jordan'', the voice of Harry Flynn in the video game '' Uncharted 2: Among Thiev ...

- Steven *

Liz Torres Elizabeth Larrieu Torres (born September 27, 1947) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. Torres is best known for her role as Mahalia Sanchez in the NBC comedy series ''The John Larroquette Show'' (1993–1996), for which she received two ...

- Julia *

Lamont Bentley Artimus Lamont Gardison Bentley (October 25, 1973 – January 19, 2005) was an American actor and rapper best known for his role as Hakeem Campbell on the UPN sitcom ''Moesha'' and the spin-off ''The Parkers''. Bentley was also known for his ro ...

- Nick * Patrick Rowe - Gary *

Teddy Lane Jr. Teddy is an English language given name, usually a hypocorism of Edward or Theodore. It may refer to: People Nickname * Teddy Atlas (born 1956), boxing trainer and fight commentator * Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer * Ted ...

- Rex * Colette O'Connell - Ryan *

Patrick M.J. Finerty Patrick may refer to: * Patrick (given name), list of people and fictional characters with this name * Patrick (surname), list of people with this name People * Saint Patrick (c. 385–c. 461), Christian saint *Gilla Pátraic (died 1084), Patrick ...

- Adrian * Yennifer Behrens - Jesica

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was written by

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and

Leo Marchildon Leo Marchildon (born May 30, 1962) is a Canadian organist,

and released on Power Point Records. The track ''Gabriela Tribute'' is performed by Latin jazz musician

Poncho Sanchez Poncho Sánchez (born Filoberto Sanchez, October 30, 1951) is an American ''conguero'' (conga player), Latin jazz band leader, and salsa singer. In 2000, he and his ensemble won the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for their work on the C ...

and his band.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Marc Salov, writing for the ''Austin Chronicle'', likened ''Gabriela'' to a "melodramatic telenovela" and gave it one star out of five. Robert Koehler of ''Variety'' agreed, declaring that the film has "hardly enough substance to carry a 30-minute TV episode". However, ''epinions'' awarded ''Gabriela'' four stars out of five, noting that it is "not the same old love story". Similarly, Linda Pliagas of ''Latin Style'' wrote "'Gabriela' is amazing. Seidy Lopez and Jaime Gomez set the screen on fire." and ''NuVisions'' wrote "Gabriela is a classic Hollywood love story with cutting edge wit. It's the most relevant Indie film since 'Sex, Lies and Videotape.".

References

External links

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Reviews

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Movie Review: Gabriela
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