Vanessa Marquez
Nascimento : 1968-12-21, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Morte : 2018-08-30
História
Vanessa Marquez was born on December 21, 1968 in Los Angeles County, California. She decided that she wanted to be an actress after she first saw The Wizard of Oz (1939) when she was only 3 or 4. She made her film debut as Ana Delgado in Stand and Deliver in 1988. In the Nineties Miss Marquez was very much in demand as an actress, appearing in such films as Twenty Bucks (1993), Bound by Honor (1993, also known as Blood In, Blood Out), and Father Hood (1993). On television she guest starred on such shows as Wiseguy, Seinfeld, Nurses, and Melrose Place. She appeared in the first three seasons on the hit TV show ER in the role of Nurse Wendy Goldman. Vanessa Marquez died on August 30, 2018 in South Pasadena, California.
Wanda
While many celebrities believe their fame gives them good luck with the opposite gender, one man with a successful television career discovers fame is spoiling his chances with the woman he loves in the made-for-TV romantic drama. Holly Aimes (Lark Voorhies) is the daughter of a prominent politician (Glynn Turman), and recently broke off her engagement with a well-known actor. Holly has spent most of her life in the spotlight, and wants nothing more than to be left alone without the glare of public scrutiny. When Holly meets talk show host Michael Williams (Kadeem Hardison), he's soon convinced that she's the woman with whom he wants to share his life, but can he convince her of his sincerity so she will brave another high-profile romance? Based on the popular romance novel by Carla Fredd, Fire and Ice also features Tempestt Bledsoe and Freda Payne. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Singer (voice)
Henry Hearst (Gene Hackman) é um rico e famoso advogado que com sua bela esposa (Monica Bellucci) chega ao Festival de San Sebastian em San Juan, Porto Rico, dispostos a auxiliar na arrecadação de verbas para os desabrigados da ilha, vítimas da fúria de um devastador furacão. Porém, no meio da festa, ele e sua esposa são chamados para depor na delegacia por seu amigo Victor (Morgan Freeman), para esclarecer o fato de, no dia anterior, Henry ter encontrado o corpo de uma garota de 12 anos. A partir de então tem início um interrogatório que faz com que Henry logo perceba que ele está sendo acusado de ter cometido o crime.
Yvonne Valesquez
A policeman's wife suspects he is corrupt.
Housekeeper
A bellhop living with his mentally impaired brother becomes involved with an unbalanced woman and a scheme to steal guests' valuables.
Violetta
Medical drama about a major hospital whose emergency room regularly faces an overload of patients. One of the doctors finds it necessary to adopt an unorthodox procedure to try to save a patient, and finds himself in trouble in consequence.
Melanie
O filme acompanha uma nota de vinte dólares, começando por quando é sacada num banco. Ao longo da história, a nota passa por diversas situações e pelas mãos de diversas personagens, como uma jovem mãe, uma senhora que aposta na loto, uma stripper, ladrões, sempre de forma criativa e surpreendente.
Delores
Jack Charles é um malandro prestes a realizar um grande negócio, até que ele recebe a visita de Kelly, sua filha adolescente. Ela está fugindo da instituição onde mora desde a morte da mãe, e a condenação do pai, e quer a ajuda dele para tirar seu irmão caçula Eddie de um orfanato. Relutante a princípio, Jack a ajuda e acaba gostando da ideia de ser pai. Mas quando as autoridades querem levar seus filhos, os três vão atravessar o país em fuga.
Montana's Daughter
Prisão, drogas e guerra de gangues tocam três jovens (Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt) no leste de Los Angeles de 1970 a 1990.
Terry
Policial é atacada e deixada em estado de coma por bandido. Um cinegrafista reedita o material para parecer mais um caso de abuso de poder…
Yo-Yo
This women in prison drama tells us a story about the mother of three children, who was falsely accused for a crime she did not commit (drug dealing), arrested and locked up behind bars.
Student #1
A mother is haunted by the death of one of her children which has an effect on the surviving siblings in this fact-based drama.
Lupe
Nothing is more important to Mexican-American Marta Delacruz than her quinceanera -- the traditional 15th birthday celebration that symbolically ushers a young girl into adulthood. Marta is understandably angry and resentful when her father cancels the gala event, but her outlook changes completely when she accidentally uncovers her father's secret: He never became a U.S. citizen.
Runt
A veteran cop (David Carradine) investigates the crimes of an anarchist street gang that causes chaos wherever they go. Meanwhile, his wife (Nancy Kwan), a police counselor, investigates a teenage runaway case which leads to the same gang. Showdowns ensue that pits sides together in a violent series of confrontations.
Ana Delgado
O professor Jaime Escalante tenta educar uma classe de alunos problemáticos em um bairro pobre de Los Angeles. Para motivar os jovens, a maioria de ascendência mexicana como ele, o professor resolve apelar para sua própria herança cultural. Assim, ele evoca latino-americanos famosos por seus feitos para demonstrar a importância do aprendizado na conquista da cidadania. Paulatinamente, a maré vira a seu favor.
