September 14, 2000
110 minutes
ComedyDrama
Bread and Roses
Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed supervisor can fire workers on a whim, and the service-workers' union has assigned organizer Sam Shapiro to bring its "justice for janitors" campaign to the building. Sam finds Maya a willing listener, she's also attracted to him. Rosa resists, she has an ailing husband to consider. The workers try for public support; management intimidates workers to divide and conquer. Rosa and Maya as well as workers and management may be set to collide.
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Cast
Pilar Padilla
(Maya)
Adrien Brody
(Sam Shapiro)
Jack McGee
(Bert)
Monica Rivas
(Simona)
Frankie Davila
(Luis)
Lillian Hurst
(Anna)
Maria Orellana
(Berta)
Melody Garrett
(Cynthia)
Elpidia Carrillo
(Rosa)
George Lopez
(Perez)
Rosa Ayala
(Janitor)
Mayron Payes
(Ben)
Blake Clark
(Mr. Griffin)
Gigi Jackman
(Dolores)
Beverly Reynolds
(Ella)
Eloy Méndez
(Juan)
Yelena Antonenko
(Maria)
Olga Gorelik
(Olga)
Estela Maeda
(Teresa)
Sherman Augustus
(Ernest)
Roscio Saenz
(Emma)
Pepe Serna
(Restaurateur)
Tony Rizzoli
(Personnel Manager)
Tom Gilroy
(Director of Campaigns)
Jesus Perez
(Oscar)
Benicio del Toro
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Samuel West
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Tim Roth
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Vanessa Angel
(Party Guest (uncredited))
William Atherton
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Lara Belmont
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Cooper Campbell
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Oded Fehr
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Gary Fredo
(Police Sergeant (uncredited))
Stuart Gordon
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Rick Otto
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Chris Penn
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Ron Perlman
(Party Guest (uncredited))
Robin Tunney
(Party Guest (uncredited))
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