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SINOPSIS

Humoristična drama o tinejdžeru koji žarko želi postati glumcem, ali se na očev nagovor počne baviti prostitucijom. Tinejdžer Carlos Amado (Douglas Spain) upravo se vratio u Los Angeles iz Meksika gdje je pokušao započeti filmsku karijeru. No, njegove su prave želje vezane uz Hollywood jer se od malena priprema postati glumcem. Carlosova je pak obitelj puna problema pri čemu majka Teresa (Martha Velez) uslijed teške bolesti sve više halucinira, a otac Pepe (Efrain Figueroa) ne odustaje od bavljenja prostitucijom. Pepe, naime, pod krinkom prodaje karata do kuća holivudskih zvijezda, organizira maloljetničku prostituciju nagovarajući pritom i Carlosa da krene istim putem. Nemajući izbora Carlos pristane na očev zahtjev nadajući se da će uskoro steći ekonomsku samostalnost. Nakon što upozna zvijezdu sapunica Jennifer (Kandeyce Jorden), jednu od svojih klijentica, čini se da mu se želje ostvaruju"
Međutim, brzo će zaključiti da se svijet šoubiznisa i svijet prostitucije ponekad jako malo razlikuju...

Dugometražni debitantski uradak hispanoameričkog redatelja Miguela Artetea Star Maps iz 1997. žestoka je priča o mladiću koji nastojeći postati holivudskom zvijezdom biva prisiljen baviti se prostitucijom, i to na očev nagovor. Poprilično izravan i bespoštedan u šibanju lažnog morala "zvjezdane" filmske industrije, Artetin je uradak dobio niz povoljnih ocjena, dok je sam redatelj i svojim sljedećim filmom Chuck & Buck prikazanim u Sundanceu potvrdio da je iznimno kompetentan u prikazu surove stvarnosti svojih (anti)junaka. Iako film Star Maps obiluje satiričnim žaokama i humorističnim pristupom temi o kojoj govori, riječ je prije svega o beskompromisnom portretu deziluzionirane hispanoameričke mladeži u Kaliforniji koja se u najvećem broju nalazi na marginama američkog društva.


Starring: Chandler, Vincent* Starring: Figueroa, Efrain* Starring: Flores, Lysa* Starring: Jorden, Kandeyce* Starring: Murphy, Annette* Starring: Spain, Douglas* Starring: Thomas, Robin* Starring: Velez, Martha* Starring: Vicente, Al

Dreaming Of Stardom, Eighteen Year-Old Carlos Leaves Mexico To Join His Family In Los Angeles, Where He Is Forced Into Prostitution By His Brutal Father. While Selling Maps To Star Homes As A Front, Carlos Befriends A Television Actress, Who Nurtures His Acting Amibitions, But As Carlos Ultimately Discovers, Escaping His FatherS Ironclad Grip Will Be No Easy Task.

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 fathers boys until he can get his foot in the door in Hollywood. Finally one of his clients, a rich soap star, offers him a bit part in her show. Pepe tell Carlos that she is just using him and demands that he not see the women any longer. Carlos defies his father and when his big day comes he is finds out the harsh realities of life are even harsher than he imagined.

Summary written by Mark Babcock {encephalon@msn.com}


This comedy-drama concerns a most unusual family of emigres, even by Hollywood standards. Douglas Spain stars as Carlos, a Mexican teenager who has just returned home to L.A. after starring in several low-budget films south of the border. His father, Pepe (Efrain Figueroa), is a Fagin-like pimp who manages a group of boy prostitutes who pose as sellers of maps to the stars homes on Hollywood street corners. Pepe immediately sets his son to work doing the same, but Carlos has dreams of being a movie star. His goal takes a step closer to reality after he sleeps with Jennifer (Kandeyce Jensen), a soap opera actress who becomes enchanted with Carlos and orders her shows producers (one of whom is her husband) to write a part for the boy on the series. Once hes on his way to becoming a star, Carlos discovers that success has a price tag. Star Maps was the feature debut of writer-director Miguel Arteta, who went on to helm the short-lived series Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000) and his acclai