Bread and Roses 2000  R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Adrien Brody, Pilar Padilla, Elpidia Carrillo, Jack McGee, George Lopez, Alonso Chavez, Monica Rivas, Frankie Davila, Benicio Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Lillian Hurst, Mayron Payes
When illegal immigrant Maya (Pilar Padilla) arrives in L.A., she moves in with her sister Rosa's (Elpidia Carrillo) family. In need of money, the sisters work as janitors, meet union organizer Sam (Adrien Brody), and join the union–despite fears that they will lose their much-needed jobs.
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In the Time of the Butterflies 2001  PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mariano Barroso
Cast: Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Lumi Cavazos, Mia Maestro, Pilar Padilla, Marc Anthony, Demian Bichir, Fernando Becerril, Ana Martin, Anthony Alvarez
This made-for-cable TV film is based on Julia Alvarez's novel, which was based on the true story of three sisters who resisted the rule of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, the despotic ruler of the Dominican Republic. In 1960, the sisters' bodies were found on the coast of the Dominican Republic after they had been fighting Trujillo's regime since their father had been killed. This is their story, though it is little more than a showcase for Salma Hayek.
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| 1. Bread and Roses (2000)
2. In the Time of the Butterflies (2001)
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