Synopsis
Ana Maria is having a bad day until she magically switches places with the main character of her favorite telenovela. As she struggles to escape from Novela Land, Ana Maria finally understands why her real life was such a mess.
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Cast
- Edy GanemAna Maria / Ariana Tomosa
- Michael StegerTony / Armando
- Elizabeth PeñaSra. Soto
- Nestor SerranoSr. Soto
- Juan Pablo GamboaEduardo
- Dyana OrtelliMercedes
- Luis GuzmánSchmidt
- Carla MorrisonLaura Diaz
- Tamara TaylorDr. Acevedo Bechdel
- Sung KangKorean Soap Star
Recommendations
- 70
TheWrap
This switching-places comedy warmly and trenchantly sends up the telenovela genre’s swooning melodrama and oversexed-but-prudish contradictions. - 60
Village Voice
Ganem and her talented co-stars work hard, but Riedel's pacing is always a beat or two behind their mad energy, making for a film that's enormously appealing, but not quite addicting. - 60
Variety
Ganem has sufficient verve and appeal to sustain interest in both of her characters, and the sporadic tweaking of telenovelas and the fans who love them is often quite clever. - 50
Movie Nation
Over-the-top, but not far enough over the top to fully pay off. But Ganem makes the title character, and her soapy doppelganger, enough of a hoot to make it worth staying through the credits. - 50
The Dissolve
The major failing of Ana Maria In Novela Land is its unevenness. The comedy is never all that funny, and some scenes fall noticeably flat, either because the cast isn’t strong enough, or because the production as a whole lacks polish. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
While this effort directed and co-scripted by Georgina Garcia Riedel lacks true comic inspiration, it provides some genial laughs along the way. - 40
Los Angeles Times
The script, co-written by director Georgina Garcia Riedel and Jose Nestor Marquez, plays like a first draft that misses out on comic opportunities.
