There is an amazing aerial shot where the suspect is identified in a crowded soccer stadium – just THIS  is worth the price of admission -  it is incredible! A camera swoops in from high above and  descends seamlessly down into the stadium capturing the  energy of the fans, the crowds and the nervousness of the chase – it must have been a good 3 or 4 minutes of ONE TAKE, you are breathless as you watch  – it was outstanding! 

The other two things I really enjoyed were the bits of typical Argentine humor throughout and of course, the EYES, the looks, gazes - all that you see, interpret and read the IN the eyes of the two main characters.

Ricardo Darin was also in the “Son of the Bride”  again, directed by Campanella.

I hope you go see it while it's still in the theaters and tell me what you think!

Cheers!

Did you catch the promo for "Modern Family" on Oscar night? Modern Family has become one of my favorite sitcoms! YES!

Here is the story line: It’s a show about the families of Jay (Ed O'Neill – remember Al Bundy from "Married with Children"?), his grown children Claire and Mitchell live in L.A along with Jay.  He is married to a much younger voluptuous Latin-American woman, Gloria (Sofía Vergara – more about her in a minute); they are raising Manny, Gloria’s pre-teen son from a previous marriage. Claire is a stay at home mom, married to Phil and they have 3 kids. Mitchell is gay and he and his partner Cameron just adopted a Vietnamese baby, Lily.   The new normal – love it!

I can never decide which character I like best, I love them all, but I am partial to the character of “Gloria”- who in this promo is hilarious and THE accent gets to me every time!   I laughed so hard when I saw this AND it makes me want to watch it over and over.  It’s only 36 seconds, take a peek.

Are you laughing? I am!!!

 Ok, so guess why I like Sofia Vergara so much!! She is from MY Colombia; born in Barranquilla just like Shakira (and ME) LOL.  When I hear Sofía with that accent and that flirty, feisty personality it reminds me of my growing up with lots of accents and attitude in my Latin-American household here in the states.  
The promo got to me and took be back to my childhood (and to our last family reunion)…I totally identified with trying to explain something like “charades” (or something “American”) to a relative from Colombia. Then you watch their confusion at not “getting it”, then comes the frustration and finally feistiness comes out and you, YOU just want to go hug them with love and (hysterical) laughter BECAUSE after many explanations they still DON’T get it! 

Back to Sofía Vergara - I can’t help it, it is AWESOME to see a funny, drop-dead gorgeous Latin-American woman NOT be THE MAID in a sitcom.  She’ll be joining us Over 40 group soon, she turns 39 this year. Que viva Colombia!

I hope you watch the show and fall in "laughter" with all the characters, as I already have. It airs Wed on ABC but you can watch full episodes here.