Mosquita y Mari
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  • Starring: Fenessa Pineda, Venecia Troncoso
  • Summary: This exquisitely crafted coming of age tale follows a pair of Latina teens who fall gradually in love against the backdrop of East L.A.
    When straight A student Yolanda — aka Mosquita - decides to help struggling tough girl Mari with her homework an intense attraction evolves between the two    wo. As their friendship grows, a yearning to explore their strange yet beautiful connection surfaces. Lost in their private world of unspoken affection, lingering gazes, and heart-felt confessions of uncertain futures, Yolanda’s grades begin to slip while Mari’s focus drifts away from her duties at a new job. Mounting pressures at home collide with their new-found desires thus driving Yolanda and Mari’s relationship to the edge, forcing them to choose between their obligations to others and staying true to each other.(Wolfe Releasing)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Rob Nelson
    Aug 2, 2012
    80
    First-time writer-director Aurora Guerrero beautifully captures the fluctuating dynamics of friendship between 15-year-old girls in Mosquita y Mari.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Farran Smith Nehme
    Aug 3, 2012
    75
    Guerrero's attitude toward the teenagers - understanding and affectionate, without being cloying - is what holds your interest.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Kalvin Henely
    Aug 1, 2012
    75
    Most of what transpires between the two girls feels as internal as something you only keep to yourself.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    Aug 2, 2012
    60
    This lovely, low-key debut from Aurora Guerrero 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.

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