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Monica Sanchez Movies

2006  
 
The male staffers at Seattle Grace go on a camping trip in the mountains, which culminates in a "slap fight" (so to speak) between George (T.R. Knight) and Alex (Justin Chambers). Addison (Kate Walsh) and Callie (Sara Ramirez) have a lot to talk over as they team up on a medical case. Bailey (Chandra Wilson) tears into Cristina (Sandra Oh) concerning her strange actions vis-à-vis Burke (Isaiah Washington). And Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) enters unchartered territory (for her) as she assists Sloan (Eric Dane) with a very delicate "corrective" procedure (Hint: the patient is named Donna, but she used to be Daniel). This episode earned a special award from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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2000  
R  
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Billed as a Peruvian version of Catch-22 crossed with Dr. Strangelove, this army satire, directed by Francisco J. Lombardi, is about Captain Pantaleon Pantoja (Salvador Del Solar), who heads a hooker squad designed to keep the troops from manhandling the locals. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

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Starring:
Pilar BardemGianfranco Brero, (more)
 
1999  
NR  
A small town and an explosive relationship prove to be a volatile mix in the drama La Carnada. Maria (Monica Sanchez) lives in a Peuvian fishing village where she was a foundling, literally drifting into town on a raft as a child. Maria now works with her husband (Orlando Felices) on his fishing boat, but her wild side has never quite gone away. The couple are expecting a child and need money, so the husband leaves her side to take a job on a trawler. Maria, however, is furious at this news, and even her best friend worries that Maria's free-spirited nature has decayed into a vengeful exhibitionism when she strips to her skin and swims nude for the benefit of the entire community. Director Marianne Eyde was born in Norway, but later emigrated to Peru, where La Carnada was filmed. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Monica SanchezGabriela Velásquez, (more)
 
1995  
 
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The world of Mexican hippies is explored in this interesting drama. The story moves between the present and the years 1969, and 1975. Alberto is an aging hippy who works at a radio station specializing in "classic rock." The film opens as he is having a bad day. His latest relationship is crumbling and his radio station is closing. He finds an old photograph and begins reminiscing about Laura, his first love, and about the life they lead in a primitive commune. As a young man, Alberto was forced by his parents to marry. He immediately burns his marriage certificate. He and Laura make love beneath a stage while a band plays "Purple Haze". Later he goes to a commune with Laura's best friend. He tries to have Laura simultaneously. Like many old flower-children, Alberto has never outgrown the Sixties. Like a cosmic gypsy, he wanders about chasing his ideals of happiness and freedom. While playing Cream and Traffic albums, he calls to Laura, pleading with her to call the station. It is his last chance at living his former dream. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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1992  
 
This drama is a screen adaptation of the traditional Spanish pageant that describes the shepherd's journey to Bethlehem as seen through the eyes of a modern young girl. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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1991  
R  
Marcus De Leon directed this standard erotic thriller for Roger Corman's Concorde Pictures. Sexy Julie Carmen stars as Teresa Bozman, wife of Jake (Guy Boyd), a sadistic bar-owner in East Los Angeles. When a handsome singer named Tony Montero (Robert Beltran) is hired, his music boosts the club's business and steals Teresa's heart. Together, they plot to kill Jake and live happily ever after, but the usual complications ensue. A mostly Latino cast and authentic locations give this film more credibility than Dan Golden's tiresome redneck remake (also for Concorde), Saturday Night Special (1994). ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi

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Starring:
Julie CarmenRobert Beltran, (more)