The Blue Diner (2001)
Blue Diner is a story of a Puerto Rican mother Meche (Miriam Colon) and daughter Elena (Lisa Vidal) living together in Boston and difficulties they face when Elena mysteriously loses her ability to speak Spanish, he first language. As Elena's language disappears, he boyfriend's (Jose Yenque) painting inexplicably appears at the museum where her mother Meche works.
Director: Jan Egleson
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Miriam Colon as Meche |
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Lisa Vidal as Elena |
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Jose Yenque as Tito |
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William Marquez as Papo |
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Virginia Rambal as Vika |
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Jack Mulcahy as Brian |
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Jamie Tirelli as Hector |
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Fidel Vicioso as Patricio |
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Edouard DeSoto as Singer at Club |
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Gustave Johnson as Security Guard |
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Teresa Yenque as Dog casket shopper |
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René Sánchez as Don Benito |
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Chuck Brinig as Theo |
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Ken Cheeseman as Banker |
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Lonnie Farmer as Lawyer |
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Gamalier González as Man on phone |
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Peter Kovner as Museum administrator |
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Nydia Calon as Girl in diner |
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Rubén Darío as Elena's father |
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José Massó as Man at club |
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Barbara Blossom as Waitress |
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Fernando Ruiz as Casket worker |
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José Mena as Casket worker |
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Carlos López as Casket shopper |
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Luz Suárez as Casket shopper |
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Thomas Morin as Pedestrian |
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Luz Alexandra Ramos as Pedestrian |
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Dick Morgano as Bartender |
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Alfredo Gómez as Cleaning man at bar |
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Sharin Janso as Musician at club |
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José Heredia as Musician at club |
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Ómar Ledesma as Musician at club |
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Angel Wagner as Musician at club |
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Gonzalo Grau as Musician at club |
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Luis Rodríguez as Musician at club |
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Alex Alvear as Musician at club |
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Claudio Ragazzi as Musician at club |
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Mo McRae as Vango |
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Jako as Bola de nieve |
| Directing | Jan Egleson | Director |
| Production | Natatcha Estébanez | Producer |
| Writing | Jan Egleson | Writer |
| Writing | Natatcha Estébanez | Writer |
| Editing | Jeanne Jordan | Editor |
| Production | Elsie Stark | Casting |
| Art | David Gulick | Production Design |
| Art | Lisa Nagid | Art Direction |
| Art | Lisa Nagid | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Lesniak | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annie Dunn | Costume Design |
| Camera | Teresa Medina | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Claudio Ragazzi | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Brian Ricci | Special Effects |