Gabriela (2001 film)

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Gabriela
Directed by Vincent Jay Miller
Written by Vincent Jay Miller
Produced by Vincent J. Francillon
Starring Jaime P. Gomez
Seidy Lopez
Music by Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Leo Marchildon
Release date
February 14, 2001 (2001-02-14)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish

Gabriela is a 2001 American romance film, starring Seidy Lopez in the title role alongside Jaime Gomez as her admirer Mike. The film has been cited as an inspiration behind the Premiere Weekend Club, which supports Latino film-making.

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Plot

Gabriela, engaged to be married to Patrick, feels more of a sense of duty than anticipation towards their planned wedding. On meeting her at the clinic where he works, Mike falls in love with Gabriela, and turns to his friend Douglas and his brother for advice. When he asks Gabriela to break off her engagement, she refuses and takes Patrick to Mexico to meet her family, leaving Mike trying to find a way to save his hopes of marrying her.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was written by Craig Stuart Garfinkle and Leo Marchildon and released on Power Point Records. The track Gabriela Tribute is performed by Latin jazz musician Poncho Sanchez and his band. [1]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews. Marc Salov, writing for the Austin Chronicle, likened Gabriela to a "melodramatic telenovela" and gave it one star out of five. [2] Robert Koehler of Variety agreed, declaring that the film has "hardly enough substance to carry a 30-minute TV episode". [3] However, epinions awarded Gabriela four stars out of five, noting that it is "not the same old love story". [4]

Similarly, Linda Pliagas of Latin Style wrote "'Gabriela' is amazing. Seidy Lopez and Jaime Gomez set the screen on fire." [5] and NuVisions wrote "Gabriela is a classic Hollywood love story with cutting edge wit. It's the most relevant Indie film since 'Sex, Lies and Videotape.". [5]

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