Nothing Like The Holidays Page #9

Synopsis: A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Production: Overture
  1 win & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
50
Rotten Tomatoes:
52%
PG-13
Year:
2008
98 min
$7,478,384
Website
261 Views


Yeah.

Hey, let's go.

Papi!

Ay, mijo.

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay. Go on.

Mi amor.

Estpido.

Why didn't you tell me?

I wanted us to enjoy the time we have.

How do you think it's enjoyable

for me to think you're

with another woman?

I'm sorry.

But when you started

going on about the divorce,

I thought, maybe this is a good thing.

Maybe this way she'll know

that she can be happy

when I'm not around.

You silly man.

What am I going to do with you?

How could you not tell me,

Sarah? You didn't tell me.

When are you going to trust

in the fact that I love you?

Your dad loves you, Mauricio.

Just because I love my job

doesn't mean I love you less.

You'll see that when

we have kids of our own.

Don't worry about the kid thing.

I'm getting used to the idea

of not having kids anyway.

I want to start trying right away.

Life is short, right?

- Yeah.

- Let's just do it.

Wow, when are you

gonna turn the job down?

I'm still gonna take the job.

- Wow, not even a dent.

- Yeah.

To make the pernil taste great

you've got to puncture it like this.

And then you put the

garlic cloves in it.

Okay, now the pasteles, you need to...

We got it, Mami. Now

go back to the hospital.

Please.

- Is that your agent?

- Yeah.

Ay, Diosito. Let it be good news.

- We need good news today.

- Amen.

Hey, Sarah.

Um, I'll really glad you're here.

Hey.

How you holding up?

God, if I see any more

sofrito, I think I'll scream.

I don't know how my mom does it.

I heard you didn't get the part.

No, I got the part.

I just didn't take it.

What?

It was for the seventh lead on a TV show

that'll probably be off the

air after three episodes anyway.

It wasn't all that.

Yeah, it was.

I can't say I'm mad at you.

- You better not be.

- I'm not.

Well well well.

- What do we got here?

- Get a life, Jesse.

- Shut up, man.

- Oh yeah.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Fernando here?

He's at his cousin's house.

He's gonna be by soon

and you know he's not gonna

be happy if he finds you here.

My mom just wanted me to

bring this by for Hector.

You really didn't have to do that.

- Ooh, a truck.

- Oh, yeah.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

I know things got

messed up with the fight,

but I was hoping you'd

still come by the house.

- We're going to Fernando's parent's place.

- Oh.

I'm looking at you

and I realize the one

thing I haven't said is...

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Marissa.

Look, Jesse,

it's like when we...

when we fall in love,

we take a chance that we might get hurt.

But we choose to do it anyway.

And it's just like with you and Lenny.

When he switched watch with you,

he knew that he was taking a risk.

Then he took your place

and you're still here.

He gave you a second chance.

Why would you want to throw that away?

Hello? Hey.

Can you pick up some milk?

Thanks.

Yeah.

I'm glad you found

somebody to make you happy.

I just wish it could've been me.

You should probably go.

Yeah.

Goodbye, Marissa.

Goodbye.

Uh...

hello.

Mrs. Brewer?

Hi, it's Jesse.

I'm Lenny's friend.

Mauricio:
You like these?

Mom, how'd you know my size?

Anna:
It's real comfortable too.

I used to be small.

Now it's extra large.

What is this?

Oh, looks big. Looks big.

- Oooh.

- Oh.

A christening gown.

Mauricio told me about your plans.

Yeah, um...

we've never really talked about baptism.

No we didn't. No we didn't.

But we're not gonna bar mitzvah the kid.

Come on, who ever heard

of a Puerto Rican Jew?

- Geraldo Rivera.

- Juan Epstein.

That's a television character.

Stay out of it, thank you.

Actually, in San Juan there

are a lot of Puerto Rican Jews.

Oh, Ma.

That's Johnny.

That necklace that Edy

gave you is so beautiful.

- That's not all she's getting.

- Roxanna:
Dad!

I meant the tree. You

said you wanted a view.

I'm gonna call those guys back

after the holidays and take it down.

Huh-uh. It's old,

it's ugly, but it's my tree.

And I love it.

Who needs a view anyway?

Whatever you wish.

Uncle Edy, Uncle Edy.

Oh, look what fell off the truck.

We got a brand new and improved

situation going on here for you.

There it is, brand new and improved.

- That's so sweet.

- Yeah.

- Yeah!

- Ma, what is this?

That's for your dad. Put it away.

- Smell 'em.

- No!

Did you regift? You regifted.

Anna:
Thank you so much, Johnny.

Come on. Come on, dance with me.

When it's cold you've got to

jiggle the key a couple of times.

'Cause sometimes the lock sticks.

I got it, Pop. I got it.

I know you do.

#It's another one of them bangers #

#This one's dedicated to the family #

#We love you #

#Yeah, oh yeah #

#Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah #

#Yeah, oh yeah #

#Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah #

#Mi familia #

#We stick together

when times are calling #

#Es una pandilla #

#Where the only weapons

are weapons for loving #

#Mi familia #

#We come together when

the game gets tough #

#Come on, come on, that's enough #

#There ain't no way

you can mess with us #

#And God knows I ain't perfect #

#But when it comes down to

my fam, I know it's worth it #

#They'll say he did it on purpose #

#Became something though

you thought I was worthless #

#Jesus Christ, he's so nice #

#Blame it on the beans

and rice, weeds and pipes #

#Should have been deported

twice whether wrong or right #

#The illest realest Spanish rap

you ever heard in your life #

#It's mi familia regaeton

with a live band #

#Born in America, why we

don't feel like it's our land #

#At times, man, I sit back and wonder #

#Is the belly of the beast

gonna take us under? #

#Through the lightening and

thunder living la vida loca #

#Oops, sorry, meant loco, I bet

you still get the point though #

#We went cuckoo for cocoa,

all we wanted was more dough #

#We la familia for life

beyond today and tomorrow #

#Mi familia #

#We stick together

when times are calling #

#Es una pandilla #

#Where the only weapons

are weapons for loving #

#Mi familia #

#We come together when

the game gets tough #

#Come on, come on, that's enough #

#There ain't no way

you can mess with us #

#Mi familia llmame cuando me nesecita #

#No importa la hora o

el da yo te hago cita #

#Mi mejor amiga, mi mejor amigo #

#Mi hermano, mi hermana,

mi primo, prima, ta y to #

#Mi padre, mi madre, de

lo viejo consejo vivo #

#Cuetin de regaetn si

no es familia no confo #

#Santo Domingo, a Puerto Rico #

#Sabe lo que hay cuando

vengo con mi corillo #

#Lo mexicano y columbiano #

#Somos todos iguales

pregntale a los cubano #

#Ecuadoriano o venezolano #

#Guantemanteco halce

la mano son mis panos #

#Lo panameo, salvedureo #

#Chile, Per, y tambin los hondureos #

#Desde Nicaragua y Costa Rica #

#Espaa y Argentina

que Dios me la bendiga #

#Mi familia #

#We stick together

when times are calling #

#Es una pandilla #

#Where the only weapons

are weapons for loving #

#Mi familia #

#We come together when

the game gets tough #

#Come on, come on, that's enough #

#There ain't no way

you can mess with us #

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Alison Swan

Alison Swan, is a black female filmmaker, writer, actor, campaign manager and real estate developer. Swan is a native of Bermuda, and is best known for her films Mixing Nia (1998) and Nothing Like The Holidays (2008). She co-wrote the film Nothing Like The Holiday with her husband and American born film producer Robert Teitel. She is a mother of two boys and was pregnant with her second son while writing the screen play for Nothing Like The Holidays, which she eventually sold to Overture Films. Her work gives insight into the lives of African and Latin American families and the social and ideological differences that distinguish them from traditional American norms. more…

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