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From Prada to Nada is a comedy film, set for release in the US on January 28, 2011. The screenplay is written by Luis Alfaro, Craig Fernandez and Fina Torres and directed by Angel Gracia, and stars April Bowlby as Olivia, Camilla Belle as Nora, Alexa Vega as Mary, Wilmer Valderrama as Bruno, Nicholas D'Agosto as Edward, Kuno Becker, Adriana Barraza as Aurelia Dominguez, Karla Souza as Lucy, Alexis Ayala as Gabe Dominguez, Adan Canto as Jock, Begoña Narváez as Cary, Leticia Fabián as Natalia, Monica Burnes as Nurse, Catalina López as Trinita, Romina Peniche as Rosita the hairdresser, Oliverio Gareli as Marco Antonio, Luis Rosales as Juanito and Pablo Cruz as Gabe Jr.

Movie synopsis: From Prada to Nada, a modern twist on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is a new romantic comedy starring Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Kuno Becker and Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza. It's a whimsical fish-out-of-water story of two spoiled sisters: Nora (Camilla Belle), a law student, and Mary (Alexa Vega), an undergrad party girl, living with their father in a luxurious mansion in Beverly Hills. Mary has become so "90210" she refuses to admit she is of Mexican descent. When dad suddenly passes away, their posh lives are turned upside down. They discover they have been left penniless and are forced to move into their estranged aunt Aurelia's (Adriana Barraza) modest but lively home in the Latino-centric Boyle Heights neighborhood of East LA. They are terrified to leave their world of privilege; neither Nora nor Mary speak Spanish or have ever had to take on actual responsibility. The girls gradually adapt to their new environment; their BMW and Prius are traded for the public bus and a used car. As they embrace the culture that for so long they refused to accept, they both discover romance, the true meaning of family, and they learn that the life of PRADA actually means NADA without love, family and community.

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