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...fiery sensuality that kept Spanish eyes on her. Moments like the one in 2003's Carmen where Vega, all sweat and bosom, dances for a group of soldiers, consolidated her reputation for sexually charged performances. Now she is trying to seduce the U.S. with her first Hollywood film, Spanglish, a romantic comedy in which she stars alongside funnyman Adam Sandler and Téa Leoni. It opens this week in Spain and next week in Britain...
...Vega made up her mind to become famous. Another Spaniard and fellow Andalucian, Antonio Banderas, had made it big in Hollywood, so why couldn't she? "I had always loved theater and cinema," says Vega, 29, over the phone from Miami, where she's promoting her latest film, Spanglish. "So one day I said to myself that I would become an actress...
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...with such acute ethical shading. But there's a tarantula on the angel-food cake: John's manic wife Deb (Téa Leoni). Deb is Brooks' first real villain, a character everyone in the film can reject. Leoni, investing an awful energy in her role, puts the pang in Spanglish and throws it out of whack...
...With Spanglish, Brooks has proven once again that he’s one of the best filmmakers of our time: the balance of comedy and drama here is no small feat. But the real achievement is the writing. With prosaic gems ranging from sweet (“they should name a gender after you”) to damned clever (“lately your low self-esteem is just good common sense”), Brooks is almost guaranteed a best original screenwriting nod come Oscar time. Oddly, he’s able to do this in with one of those...