Synopsis
Carlos wants to be an actor. But his father, Pepe, wants him to work in the family business, that is, male prostitution. Carlos decides that he will be one of his father's boys until he can get his foot in the door in Hollywood.
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Cast
- Douglas SpainCarlos
- Efrain FigueroaPepe
- Kandeyce JordenJennifer
- Martha VelezTeresa
- Lysa FloresMaria
- Annette MurphyLetti
- Robin ThomasMartin
- Vincent ChandlerJuancito
- Al VicenteFred
- Herbert SiguenzaCantinflas' Ghost
Recommendations
- 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The first measure of Arteta's shrewdness as a storyteller is in the no-fuss way he reveals the nature of the father's business. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The first measure of Arteta's shrewdness as a storyteller is in the no-fuss way he reveals the nature of the father's business. - 70
Variety
Stays consistently interesting through some risky tonal shifts. - 70
The New York Times
Though Star Maps lacks a strong ending or a Ratso Rizzo to play off Spain's ingenuous hustler, it introduces Arteta as a filmmaker with a credible style and a flair for caustic storytelling. And his film takes the interesting tack of sharing Carlos' matter-of-fact outlook. - 70
Washington Post
Star Maps has youthful flaws -- all the Anglos, this film’s "others," are impotent or at least twisted -- but it is itself evidence of filmmaking’s power over Arteta, and his future power in the fantasy biz. - 70
Variety
Stays consistently interesting through some risky tonal shifts. - 70
The New York Times
Though Star Maps lacks a strong ending or a Ratso Rizzo to play off Spain's ingenuous hustler, it introduces Arteta as a filmmaker with a credible style and a flair for caustic storytelling. And his film takes the interesting tack of sharing Carlos' matter-of-fact outlook. - 70
Washington Post
Star Maps has youthful flaws -- all the Anglos, this film’s "others," are impotent or at least twisted -- but it is itself evidence of filmmaking’s power over Arteta, and his future power in the fantasy biz.