The Maldonado Miracle

The Maldonado Miracle
by Salma Hayek

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Actor: Bill Sage, Eddy Martin, Mare Winningham, Peter Fonda, Rubén Blades
Director: Salma Hayek
Brand: Paramount
Producer: Salma Hayek
Producer: Don Schain
Producer: Eve Silverman
Producer: Jose Tamez
Producer: Susan Aronson
Writer: Paul W. Cooper
Writer: Theodore Taylor
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 99 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-04-06
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Showtime Ent.

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Movie Review: A Wonderful Surprise
Summary: 5 Stars

I found this film on the shelf of the public library. I had never heard of it and didn't expect much from Salma Hayak as a director. However the cast: Ruben Blades, Peter Fonda and Mare Winningham assured me that this must have some value. Still, as I put it in the DVD player I feared it would be another sappy inspirational film, maybe a take off on the wonderful Milagro Beanfield War (which also featured Blades).

One of the good things about a DVD is you can always turn it off if you don't like it, so I took a chance. At first I was still skeptical--another Mexican border town sentimental tale. But I quickly got into it and, in very little time I was hooked. The cast really helps. Peter Fonda is an excellent priest! His quiet gravity was charming, and yes, he is always sexy. Mare Winningham has a relatively easy job, playing a stock character--the down-to-earth plain talking cafe owner with a heart of gold, but she does it perfectly, so no complaints there. Ruben Blades, long a favorite of mine, is the rumpled looking bar owner, whose periodic small advances toward her have always met with her usual salty rejections. The fact that they manage to progress past that point is one of the many miracles that occurs when the town is shaken up by the presence of blood on the crucifix in the church. There is a scene between them when Blades asks her if he can still come back and eat eggs at the diner, in which he is to-die-for adorable!

The hero, is a small Mexican illegal who has crossed the border looking for his father. He is played by a wonderful boy who, with Hayak's direction, avoids making the part overly cute or sentimental.

The story unfolds naturally and all of the major and minor players do a great job in contributing to the color and activity of the film.

In short the film is a simple reminder of the human need for hope, sometimes coming by signs and wonders. I laughed and cried and was totally uplifted by watching it. Cynics will hate it but that's their loss. I highly recommend it to anyone who still possesses the ability to believe in miracles.

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Summary of The Maldonado Miracle

This inspirational movie by first-time director and Academy Award® nominee Salma Hayek, tells the story of a spiritually and financially bankrupt town in need of hope until one day a young boy gives them something to believe in. The Maldonado Miracle is an uplifting family movie with extraordinary performances by Academy Award® nominees, Peter Fonda and Mare Winningham and Emmy® Award nominee Ruben Blades.

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