''My Mexican Shivah'' is a 2007 Mexican-American comedy film directed by
Alejandro Springall
Alejandro Springall is a Mexican film director and producer.
Springall studied filmmaking at the London Film School. He returned to Mexico City in 1991 and started working with Mexican film producer Bertha Navarro, from whom he learned mo ...
and starring
Raquel Pankowsky
Raquel Pankowsky (July 10, 1952 – March 28, 2022) was a Mexican Jewish film and television actress.
Early life
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, she grew up in Narvarte, Mexico City. Pankowsky never married and did not have children. She was the ...
,
David Ostrosky
David Ostrosky Vinograd (born December 1, 1956) is a Mexican actor, active since 1984.
Early life
Ostrosky was born in Mexico, and is of Jewish descent. His father, Pedro Ostrosky, is Lithuanian Jewish from Kyiv, Ukraine, and his mother ''Gu ...
and
Sergio Kleiner
Sergio Kleiner (born March 23, 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), also credited as Sergio Klainer, is an Argentine-born Mexican film and television actor.
He started his acting career at the age of 21 at a play in Buenos Aires. He then toured with ...
.
Cast
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Raquel Pankowsky
Raquel Pankowsky (July 10, 1952 – March 28, 2022) was a Mexican Jewish film and television actress.
Early life
Born in Mexico City, Mexico, she grew up in Narvarte, Mexico City. Pankowsky never married and did not have children. She was the ...
*
David Ostrosky
David Ostrosky Vinograd (born December 1, 1956) is a Mexican actor, active since 1984.
Early life
Ostrosky was born in Mexico, and is of Jewish descent. His father, Pedro Ostrosky, is Lithuanian Jewish from Kyiv, Ukraine, and his mother ''Gu ...
*Sharon Zundel
*Emilio Savinni
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Sergio Kleiner
Sergio Kleiner (born March 23, 1939 in Buenos Aires, Argentina), also credited as Sergio Klainer, is an Argentine-born Mexican film and television actor.
He started his acting career at the age of 21 at a play in Buenos Aires. He then toured with ...
Reception
The film has a 43% rating on
Rotten Tomatoes
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. Eric Henderson of ''
Slant Magazine
''Slant Magazine'' is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York ...
'' awarded the film two stars out of four.
References
External links
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes, my_mexican_shivah
2000s Hebrew-language films
2000s Spanish-language films
Yiddish-language films
Mexican comedy films
American comedy films
2007 comedy films
2007 films
2000s American films
2000s Mexican films
2007 multilingual films
Mexican multilingual films
American multilingual films