Holiday in Santa Fe

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Holiday in Santa Fe
Written by Cristela Alonzo
Directed by Jody Margolin Hahn
Starring
Composer Dara Taylor
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish, Spanish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
CinematographyRyan Galvan
EditorRob Pallatina
Running time81 minutes
Original release
Network Lifetime
ReleaseDecember 10, 2021 (2021-12-10)

Holiday In Santa Fe is a 2021 American made-for-television romantic comedy holiday film directed by Jody Margolin Hahn (in her feature directorial debut), written by Cristela Alonzo, and starring Mario Lopez and Emeraude Toubia. [1] It was originally broadcast on Friday, December 10, 2021.

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Plot

Belinda Sawyer, an executive at one of the largest greeting card and holiday décor chains in Chicago arrives in Santa Fe to seize the opportunity to acquire Casa de Milagro, a family-owned business that makes holiday ornaments and décor inspired by Mexican Christmas traditions. Their award-winning designs, created by matriarch Milagro Ortega, are highly sought-after each holiday season. With help from their father, siblings Tony and Magdalena have run the store in Santa Fe all their lives. But when their beloved Milagro unexpectedly dies, the family struggles to find its heart. As sparks fly between Belinda and Tony, Belinda realizes there is more to Casa de Milagro than meets the eye.

Cast

Production

Development

This marked Lopez's third project with Lifetime Channel, given the green light following their first two successful outings, Feliz NavivDAD and KFC sponsored short film (branded as a "mini-movie"), A Recipe for Seduction . It was one of four pitches made to the network in 2021. [2]

The film is Emeraude Toubia's first executive producer credit and led to her production company, The Emerald Co., to be signed with United Talent Agency. [3]

Filming

The movie was filmed entirely in Santa Fe, New Mexico in spring 2021. [4]

Toubia coincidentally shot Holiday in Santa Fe and Amazon Prime Video's holiday series, With Love back to back. Both Christmas-themed projects were released December 2021 with Toubia declared as "The New Queen of Christmas" by Variety Magazine. [5]

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References

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  2. Gomez, Adrian (April 17, 2021). "Lifetime holiday movie starring Mario Lopez filmed in Santa Fe". Albuquerque Journal .
  3. Kroll, Justin (December 14, 2021). "'UTA Signs 'With Love' Star Emeraude Toubia And Her Production Company". Deadline .
  4. Gomez, Adrian (December 7, 2021). "'Holiday in Santa Fe,' starring Mario Lopez, set to air on Lifetime on Dec. 10". Albuquerque Journal .
  5. Turchiano, Danielle (December 10, 2021). "Between 'Holiday in Santa Fe' and 'With Love,' Emeraude Toubia May Just Be the New Queen of Christmas TV". Variety .