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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Wolfe Releasing
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Wolfe Releasing
  • 1 h 25 m

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. As their friendship grows, a yearning to expl...

Directed By: Aurora Guerrero

Written By: Aurora Guerrero

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Wolfe Releasing
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Wolfe Releasing
  • 1 h 25 m

Mosquita y Mari

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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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. As their friendship grows, a yearning to expl...

Directed By: Aurora Guerrero

Written By: Aurora Guerrero

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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63% Positive
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80
Aug 2, 2012
First-time writer-director Aurora Guerrero beautifully captures the fluctuating dynamics of friendship between 15-year-old girls in Mosquita y Mari.
By Rob Nelson FULL REVIEW
75
Aug 3, 2012
Guerrero's attitude toward the teenagers - understanding and affectionate, without being cloying - is what holds your interest.
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75
Aug 1, 2012
Most of what transpires between the two girls feels as internal as something you only keep to yourself.
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70
Aug 2, 2012
A tender and personal look into a first-crush, filmmaker Aurora Guerrero is impressive in her first feature outing.
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60
Aug 2, 2012
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.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 31, 2012
Despite occasional lapses into showy expressionistic slo-mo, Guerrero's direction demonstrates a patience and attention to emotional detail that allows the two young leads' performances to develop naturally.
By Nick Schager FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 31, 2012
Guerrero's handling of the bond between these two teens feels too coy by half; the film thankfully resists being either a typical coming-out movie or an ethnocultural curio, but it doesn't offer much insight into the twosome's attraction, platonic or otherwise, to each other.
By David Fear FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Indion Entertainment Group, Maya Entertainment
Release Date Aug 3, 2012
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 2 Nominations
GLAAD Media Awards
• 1 Nomination
São Paulo International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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