This comedy-drama concerns a most unusual family of emigres, even by Hollywood standards. Douglas Spain stars as Carlos, a Mexican teenager who has just returned home to L.A. after starring in several low-budget films south of the border. His father, Pepe (Efrain Figueroa), is a Fagin-like pimp who ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 1997 | Running Time: 86 minutes
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Hopefully someday films will be recognized for themselves and will no longer be labeled by the ethnicity or gender of their creators. While it may be condescending to praise someone as a Hispanic filmmaker, when the film itself reflects the filmmaker's background and makes potent use of it, it's a positive thing. Star Maps, the directorial debut of Miguel Arteta is a film that deserves praise for being ambitious but at the same time filled with an ambiguity that distracts from some of its more ...more
- Douglas Spain - Carlos
- Efrain Figueroa - Pepe
- Kandeyce Jorden - Jennifer
- Martha Velez - Teresa
- Lysa Flores - Maria
- Jeff Michalski - Frank Rivers
- Al Vincente - Fred
- Herbert Siguenza - Cantinflas' Ghost
- Vincent Chandler - Juancito
- Kandeyce Jensen - Jennifer
- Annette Murphy - Letti
- Miguel Arteta - Director
- Scott King - Executive Producer
- Chris Iovenko - Executive Producer
- Beth Colt - Executive Producer
- Mitchell Kelly - Executive Producer
- Esther Shapiro - Executive Producer
- Matthew Greenfield - Producer
- Miguel Arteta - Screenwriter
- Matthew Greenfield - Screenwriter
- Robin Brown - Associate Producer
- Belinda Gardea - Casting
- Ron Nyswaner - Co-producer
- Kathleen Brown Corbin - Co-producer
- Eden J. Shapiro - Co-producer








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