Fresh
In terms of content or plot, this film has little new to offer. Yet it is a small prize.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Overview
After being assigned as study partners, two Chicana high schoolers find a bond that confuses them at times.
Director and cast
- Aurora Guerrero Director
- Fenessa Pineda as Yolanda
- Venecia Troncoso as Mari
- Joaquín Garrido as Mr. Olveros
- Laura Patalano as Mrs. Olveros
- Dulce Maria Solis as Mrs. Rodriguez
- Marisela Uscanga as Vicky
- Melissa Uscanga as Vero
- Omar Leyva as Mr. Galvez
- Armando Cosio as Don Pedro
- Tonita Castro as Dona Herlinda
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Guerrero's attitude toward the teenagers - understanding and affectionate, without being cloying - is what holds your interest.
Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post
Fresh
"Mosquita y Mari," an unassuming indie jewel, resists all of the cliches that its story of the fraught friendship between two 15-year-old girls invites.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
[It] doesn't aim to make any grand statements. It doesn't need to. The sweetness and sincerity Guerrero and her leads infuse into their intimate coming-of-age story is more than enough.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
First-time writer-director Aurora Guerrero beautifully captures the fluctuating dynamics of friendship between 15-year-old girls in Mosquita y Mari.
Rob Nelson, Variety
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