Finally a young Latina actress to look out for. Cierra Ramirez will be one to watch in her debut role in GIRL IN PROGRESS opposite Eva Mendes. From the director of Under The Same Moon comes a coming-of-age story from a young girl and mother's perspective. Watch the trailer.
Grace (Eva Mendes) is a single mom, too preoccupied with “paying the bills” and herself to notice that her teenage daughter, Ansiedad (Cierra Ramirez) is in desperateneed of her attention. When Ansiedad's English teacher, Ms. Armstrong (Patricia Arquette), introduces her students to classic coming-of-age stories, Ansiedad decides to jump start her own coming of age and all the pain associated with it, as a shortcut to “adulthood” and more importantly a life without her mom. As her misguided plan unravels, in some comedic yet poignant series of events, both Ansiedad and Grace must learn that sometimes growing-up means acting your own age.
Cast: Eva Mendes, Cierra Ramírez, Eugenio Derbez, Matthew Modine, Patricia Arquette, and Raini Ramirez
Director: Patricia Riggen
GIRL IN PROGRESS is in movie theaters May 11, 2012.