Tortilla Soup (2001)


Tortilla Soup
Release Date09 June 2001
US Box Office$4,000,000
TaglineA comedy to arouse your appetite.
GenreComedy, Romance, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsEl Segundo, California, USA
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Sound MixDolby SR
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassFamily Drama, Romantic Comedy
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodPick-Me-Ups
ThemesCooks and Chefs, Fathers and Daughters, Looking For Love, All Washed Up, Eccentric Families, Sibling Relationships
TonesBittersweet, Bright, Compassionate, Heartwarming, Passionate, Reflective, Warm
TagsChef, Cooking, Daughter, Family, Food, Hispanic, Schoolteacher, Single Parent, Sister

Tortilla Soup is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Maria Ripoll. The screenplay by Tom Musca, Ramón Menéndez, and Vera Blasi is based on the film Eat Drink Man Woman, which was written by Hui-Ling Wang, Ang Lee, and James Schamus.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Carmen Naranjo

Maribel Naranjo

Leticia Naranjo

Yolanda

Troy Ruptash
Hairdresser

Jeff

Martin Naranjo

Marisabel García
April

Louis Crugnali
Catering Assistant

Hortensia

Joel Joan
Antonio Urgell

Orlando Castillo

Ulysses Cuadra
Snide Student

Mark De La Cruz
April's Classmate

Eli Russell Linnetz
April's Classmate

Stoney Westmoreland
Baseball Umpire

Karen Dyer
Rachel

Jamisin Matthews
Gomez's Assistant

Santiago Verdu

Director

María Ripoll
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Writer

Hui-Ling Wang

Tom Musca

Vera Blasi

Producer

executive producer

Meyer Gottlieb
associate producer

John Bard Manulis
producer

Lulu Zezza
co-producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Xavier Pérez Grobet
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Editor

Andy Blumenthal
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Casting Director

Elizabeth Marx
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Production Designer

Alicia Maccarone
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Art Director

John Mott
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Set Decorator

Julieann Getman
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Costume Designer

Ileane Meltzer
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Makeup Department

N. Kristine Chadwick
makeup artist: Raquel Welch

Rosie Duprat Fort
key makeup artist

Kim Tarver
assistant makeup artist

Jeanne Van Phue
personal makeup artist: Hector Elizondo

Lynda Kyle Walker
key hair stylist

Vera Zay
hair stylist, makeup artist

Production Manager

Lisa Howard
unit production manager

Miriam Holder Jacobs
production supervisor

Paige Orloff
executive in charge of production

Lulu Zezza
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jonathan Hennessey
second second assistant director

Eric Jones
assistant director

Thomas Kuk
second assistant director

Lori Mellman
second assistant director

Joel Morales
first assistant director

Duncan White
first assistant director

Art Department

Micah Auerbach
swing

Ryan J. Beyer
on-set dresser

Stephen Bracken
swing gang

Michael Carney
swing gang

Chris Dery
greensman

Vincent Dery
greensman

Thomas Evans
carpenter

Bryan Gettman
swing gang

Shaun Gussin
construction coordinator

Frank Lombardo
assistant property master

Kimberly Lombardo
property master

Leora Lutz
swing gang

James Marler
assistant property master

Kevin Miller
lead man

Charles Scaife
on-set dresser

Ela Schmidt
on-set dresser

Robert Seeley
art department production assistant

Sherry Snodgrass
assistant set decorator

Keith St. Aubin
scenic artist

Carl Studebaker
swing

Angela Trujillo
art department coordinator

Chris Tunney
swing

S.L. Wade
swing gang

Sound Department

Sam Aronson
adr mixer

Gregg Barbanell
foley artist

Robby Bartholomew
sound re-recording mixer

Dee Dee Davis
post-production sound advisor

Ryan Davis
sound recordist

Warren Dewey
adr group mixer

William Fiege
sound mixer

William G. Flick
sound mixer

Clare C. Freeman
sound conforming editor

Kris Garfield
foley editor, foley supervisor

Sandy Gendler
supervising sound editor

Scott G.G. Haller
sound editor

Stanley Kastner
sound re-recording mixer

Shawn Kennelly
foley mixer

Steven Klinghoffer
boom operator

Mark Lanza
sound conforming editor

Laura Macias
foley artist

Todd Morrissey
sound recordist

Steven Nafshun
adr mixer

Brad North
sound effects editor

Nancy Nugent
sound conforming editor

Jeff Porrello
boom operator

Angelo Raguseo
sound re-recording mixer

dialogue editor

Joni Rowe
foley artist

Sean Rowe
foley artist

James Thornton
boom operator

Special Effects

Frank Ceglia
special effects coordinator

Visual Effects

Steven Fagerquist
titles and effects

Camera and Electrical Department

Peter Alton
additional video assist operator

John Barr
gaffer

Becca Bender
assistant camera

Mike Blanchet
additional best boy grip

Greg Bridges
additional key grip

Tony Bryan
electrician

Anthony Cady
best boy grip

Gary L. Camp
Steadicam operator

Jesse James Chisholm
video assist operator

Steve Crestol
additional best boy electric

Craig Fikse
Steadicam operator

Alan Goldenhar
gaffer

John Grondorf
first assistant camera

Matt Gulbin
key grip

Jody Hutchins
key grip

Ann Johansson
still photographer

Courtney Jones
grip

Robert King Jr.
additional grip

Matt Landry
grip

Jeffrey Maroun
electrician

Patrick Murphy
additional electrician

Jarrod Oswald
first assistant camera

Daniel Robinson
additional grip

Adrian Rodriguez
second assistant camera

Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano
director of photography: second unit, cinematographer: food camera

Joe Solari
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Somsy Vejsiri
additional electrician

Frans Wetterings III
best boy electric

Casting Department

Claudia Becker
casting: Mexico

Libby Goldstein
casting: USA

Junie Lowry-Johnson
casting: USA

Dana Olson
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Roberta Bilé
set costumer

Joseph Cigliano
wardrobe supervisor

Heather Hoffman
set costumer

Jeannie H. Kelly
set costumer

Editorial Department

Angela M. Catanzaro
assistant editor

Robert S. Douglas
on-line editor

Rick Downey
negative cutter

Chris Miller
post-production services

Emanuel Pereira
post-production picture supervisor

Glen Rose
on-line editor

Dana Ross
color timer

Marc Wielage
colorist: DaVinci

Music Department

Julianne Jordan
music supervisor

Tommy Lockett
music editor

Chris McGeary
music editor

Dan Wallin
music scoring mixer

Fredrik Sarhagen
music recordist

Transportation Department

Ed Adams
transportation captain

Jay Norof
transportation coordinator

Tony Ruiz
driver

Other Crew

Hector Alberto
stand-in

Atsuko Ohtani Bailey
assistant production coordinator

Steven Belgard
unit publicist

Sean Boyriven
office production assistant

Richard Bronskill
auricle operator

Sharon Cingle
script supervisor

Kelly Cortez
stand-in

Peter Costelli
location manager

Brooke Dammkoehler
assistant: Mr. John Bard Manulis

Sandra L. Dixon
first assistant accountant

Caryn M. Drake
office production assistant

Rorrie Feinstein
assistant: Mr. Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Susan Feniger
food and menu designer: Border Grill

Madison Gray
stand-in

Richard Harding
office production assistant

Linda Kwan
additional script supervisor

Kojo Lewis
additional location manager

Tony Pasquale Marchese
craft service

Wayne Miller
layout gonzo

Mary Sue Milliken
food and menu designer: Border Grill

Stacy Parker
production coordinator

Joel C. Peterson
production coordinator

Denise Anderson Poore
production assistant

Stephen Przybylowski
assistant: Mr. John Bard Manulis

H. Terah Rahming
additional production accountant

Frank Ramey
assistant production accountant

Roy Ruiz
security officer

Nathaniel Rundle
set production assistant

Kathryn Segura
animal wrangler

Burton Sharp
adr group coordinator

Lance Stockton
additional location manager, assistant location manager

Brian Tyler
office production assistant

Christian Vigeland
production assistant

Joshua Weathersby
set production assistant

John Winston
additional location manager

Marnice Wolfe
production accountant

Nina Womack
additional production coordinator

Nina Womack
additional production coordinator

Alessandro Zezza
title designer: main titles

Jack E. Herman
extras set coordinator

Thanks

Stefan Dechant
special thanks

Production Company

Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Starz! Encore Entertainment
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Distributor

Silvio Sardi Communications

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
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Samuel Goldwyn Films
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Verdecchi Film
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Miscellaneous

Leonetti Company
grip equipment

Plus 8 Video
camera equipment provided by

WoodHolly Productions
adr recorded at






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