Un cuento de Navidad (2001)
Es 1993. El honorable David Dinkins es alcalde de Nueva York: el primer alcalde negro de la ciudad. Entre un paseo por Central Park, compras de última hora y una visita al árbol de Navidad en el Rockefeller Center, una familia normal y corriente se prepara para celebrar las Navidades. Ella (nunca sabremos su nombre ni los de los otros personajes principales) es de origen puertorriqueño. Él, su marido, procede de Santo Domingo. Inmigrantes o hijos de inmigrantes, vinieron a Estados Unidos para hacer realidad el sueño americano. Para cumplir su sueño hay sólo una actividad posible: la del tráfico de drogas y se dedican a ello como si fuera un negocio normal y corriente. “Cortan” la heroína con precisión farmacéutica y llevan su negocio con el mismo rigor que los directores de empresa. Trabajan duro porque el negocio de la droga funciona 24 horas al día, siete días a la semana. El negocio también tiene sus bandas y sus límites territoriales y raciales.
Directora:
Abel Ferrara
Escritores:
Scott Pardo, Abel Ferrara.
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Drea De Matteo as Wife |
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Lillo Brancato as Husband |
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Ice-T as Kidnapper |
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Victor Argo as Louie |
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Denia Brache as Louie's Wife |
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Meredith Ostrom as Elf 1 |
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Janis Corsair as Shopper 1 |
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Gloria Irizarry as Aunt |
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Nelson Vasquez as Niece's Husband |
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Roman Rivera as Felipe |
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Javier Nunez as Felipe's Brother |
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Benny Nieves as Priest |
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Begonya Plaza as Tio's Wife |
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Lisa Valens as Daughter |
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Naomi Morales as Niece |
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John Robert Tramutola as Child Scrooge |
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Dan Sweeney as Santa Claus |
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Anne Ackerman as Shopper 2 |
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Andrew Lasky as Security Guard |
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Bersaida Vega as Toy Store Manager |
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James R. Bilz as High Rise Doorman |
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Ray Ultarte as Parking Attendant |
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Luis Santos as Tio |
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Orran Farmer as Sucio |
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Jamal Simmons as Trey |
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Oscar Tevez as Gypsy Cab Driver |
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Clarence Dorsey as Bronx Dealer 1 |
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Jay Dog as Felipe's Bodyguard |
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Anthony Ortiz as Latino Dealer 1 |
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Victor Pagan as Needy P.R. Husband |
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Yolanda Nieto as Needy P.R. Wife |
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Louise G. Colón as Neighbor |
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Petra Quinones as Stash Pad Old Lady |
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Rosa Nino as Gypsy Cabdriver's Wife |
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Frank Cuervo as Bike Pick Up Man |
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Antone Pagán as Swag Shop Owner |
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Andrew Fiscella as Accomplice 1 |
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Thomas Murray as Accomplice 2 |
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Eddie Martinez as Accomplice 3 |
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Carlos Leon as Husband's Friend |
| Editing | Suzanne Pillsbury | Editor |
| Directing | Abel Ferrara | Director |
| Writing | Cassandra De Jesus | Story |
| Editing | Bill Pankow | Editor |
| Editing | Patricia Bowers | Editor |
| Production | Pierre Kalfon | Producer |
| Sound | Schoolly D | Music |
| Production | Tony Trimarco | Associate Producer |
| Art | Frank DeCurtis | Production Design |
| Production | Frank DeCurtis | Co-Producer |
| Production | Cassandra De Jesus | Associate Producer |
| Production | Louis DiGiaimo | Casting Director |
| Production | Denis Heraud | Co-Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Debra Tennenbaum | Costume Designer |
| Directing | Simone Lageoles | Continuity |
| Production | Stefano Celesti | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Vebe Borge | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Barry Amato | Executive Producer |
| Production | Richard Klug | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Scott Pardo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Abel Ferrara | Screenplay |
| Production | Stefano Celesti | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Louis Guerra | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Cyndi Brenner | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Ken Kelsch | Director of Photography |
| Art | Guido DeCurtis | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Evelyne Noraz | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thom Timan | Hairstylist |
| Art | Dimitri Apletchef | Set Dresser |
| Art | Dan Aronson | Set Dresser |
| Art | Michael Leather | Set Dresser |
| Art | James R. Bilz | Property Master |
| Sound | Ken Hahn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David Jaunai | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Raymond Karpicki | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Lawrence Loewinger | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Dow McKeever | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Marsha McKeever | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Jeff Pullman | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Ruschak | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Taz Larrea | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Karl Wasserman | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Rick Wessler | Foley Artist |
| Camera | John Clifford | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Steve Drellich | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Richard Eliano | Camera Operator |
| Lighting | Tim Guinness | Gaffer |
| Camera | Alec Hirschfeld | Camera Operator |
| Camera | George Pattison | Camera Operator |
