UNDER THE SAME MOON (LA MISMA LUNA) earned a standing ovation at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival for its poignant, emotionally rich tale of a mother and son living on opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexico border connected by an enduring love. In her feature film debut, director Patricia Riggen weaves their parallel stories into a vividly textured tapestry of yearning and devotion that portrays a child’s courage and tenacity, and a mother’s sacrifice. Nine-year-old Carlos aka Carlitos (AdriánAlonso, THE MASK OF ZORRO) is one of the countless children left behind by parents who come to the U.S. seeking a way to provide for their families. His mother, Rosario (Kate del Castillo, BORDERTOWN) has worked illegally as a domestic in Los Angeles for four years, sending money home to her son and mother to give them a chance at a better life. When the death of his grandmother leaves young Carlitos alone, he takes his fate into his own hands and heads north across the border to find his mother. As he journeys from his rural Mexican village to the L.A. barrio, Carlitos faces seemingly insurmountable obstacles with a steely determination and unfettered optimism that earn him the grudging respect and affection of a reluctant protector, a middle-aged migrant worker named Enrique (Eugenio Derbez, PADRE NUESTRO). The unlikely pair finds its way from Tucson to East L.A., but the only clue Carlitos has to his mother’s whereabouts is her description of the street corner from which she has called him each Sunday for the last four years. Unaware that Rosario is only hours away from returning to Mexico to be with her son, Carlitos and Enrique desperately comb the vast unfamiliar city for a place he has seen only in his imagination. UNDER THE SAME MOON (LA MISMA LUNA) also stars Maya Zapata (THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA), Carmen Salinas, María Rojo and Mario Almada with America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) and features a cameo appearance by the legendary norteño band Los Tigres Del Norte who also contribute to the film’s soundtrack. Written by Ligiah Villalobos (Ed), UNDER THE SAME MOON (LA MISMA LUNA) is produced by Patricia Riggen and Gerardo Barrera. Executive producers are Norman Dreyfuss, Ram Bergman and Ligiah Villalobos with music by Golden Globe® nominee Carlo Siliotto (NOMAD) |
