PAULINA GARCÍA

LITTLE MEN (2016)
Starring Theo Taplitz, Greg Kinnear, Michael Barbieri, Paulina García, Jennifer Ehle, Talia Balsam, Mauricio Bustamante, Teeka Duplessis, Clare Foley and Andy Karl. Directed by Ira Sachs.

When 13-year-old Jake's grandfather dies, his family moves from Manhattan back into his father's old Brooklyn home. There, Jake befriends the charismatic Tony, whose single mother Leonor, a dressmaker from Chile, runs the shop downstairs.

Soon, Jake's parents Brian and Kathy - one, a struggling actor, the other, a psychotherapist - ask Leonor to sign a new, steeper lease on her store. For Leonor, the proposed new rent is untenable, and a feud ignites between the adults. Jake and Tony don't seem to notice; the two boys, and begin to develop a formative kinship as they discover the pleasures of being young in Brooklyn. But the children can't avoid the problems of their parents forever, and soon enough, the adult conflict intrudes upon the borders of their friendship.

GLORIA (2014)
Starring Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Coca Guazzini, Antonia Santa María, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora, Hugo Moraga, Alejandro Goic, Liliana García and Luz Jiménez. Directed by Sebastián Lelio.

Gloria is a 58-year-old divorcée. Her children have all left home but she has no desire to spend her days and nights alone. Determined to defy old age and loneliness, she rushes headlong into a whirl of singles’ parties on the hunt for instant gratification – which just leads repeatedly to disappointment and emptiness. But then she meets Rodolfo, an ex-naval officer seven years her senior to whom she feels romantically inclined. She even begins to imagine a permanent relationship. However, the encounter presents unexpected challenges and Gloria gradually finds herself being forced to confront her own dark secrets.

REVIEWS Gloria - They've got your number

THE DESERT BRIDE
Starring Paulina García and Claudio Rissi. Directed by Cecilia Atán and Valeria Pivato.

Fifty-four year old Teresa has worked for decades as the live-in maid for an upper class family in Buenos Aires. But when they can no longer afford to employ her, they find Teresa work with their in-laws, who live miles away in San Juan. Although daunted by the prospect of making a completely new life, she embarks on the trip. But at her first stop, in the land of the miraculous “Saint Correa”, she loses her small bag with all her belongings. The incident leads her to cross paths with Gringo, a free-spirited door-to-door salesman, who offers to help. What seems like the end of the world may ultimately prove her salvation.