Film

Spanglish

Every family has a hero.

6.0

2h 10m

2004

“Every family has a hero.”

Synopsis

Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.

Director

James L. Brooks

Trailer

DramaComedy

immigrantclass societymotherhusband wife relationshipsingle parentlanguage courseupper classparent child relationshipclassillegal immigrationlanguage barrierfamily's daily life