The protagonist of “Father of the Bride” will probably be bristle when he hears this new romantic comedy, called the classic “Latin” remake, last revived in 1991, with Steve Martin playing that role. This time around, a Cuban-American family is at the center of the story, and Billy Elera (Andy Garcia) is the father who has to face her daughter’s next wedding.
Herrera often likes to remind children, so she was able to move a few cents into her pocket and move from Cuba to build a thriving architectural firm. He has expectations for his children and their future. When his daughter Sophia (Adria Arjona), a golden child, announced that she would marry Adan (Diego Boneta), a Mexican man who didn’t fit the macho image Billy had always imagined, he was in Sophia. Unlike himself, who has to fight her vision for life.
Directed by Gaz Alazraki and directed by Matt Lopez, this film uses actors who speak Spanish fluently and work in cultural nuances, rather than relying on the wide range of Latino strokes expected of Hollywood. Provides reliability. Gloria Estefan plays Billy’s wife, Ingrid. Ingrid is fed up with his rigorous approach. Isabela Merced is Sophia’s sister cola, a bohemian fashion designer. Comedian Chloe Fineman plays a wacky wedding planner. Most of the film’s humor comes from her uncontrollable attempts to adapt to Herrera’s culture and language.
But there are few other comic reliefs to leave the quest for intergenerational rifts between immigrants and their children. It is partly fueled by macho and elitism. Diversity is also an issue, with the exception of the short appearance by reggaeton star Ozna, who has a pure white Latin cast. Still, the “father of the bride” represents a kind of rich cultural expression that can occur when people of the cultural being expressed participate to tell their story.
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It is rated as PG-13. Execution time: 1 hour 57 minutes. Please see on HBO Max.
