Overview
Three very different Los Angeles teenage girls find themselves pregnant and dealing with poverty, drugs and confusion. Shanika (Tamara LaSeon Bass) has a drug addict for a mother and is currently living in a foster home. Araceley (Tonatzin Mondragon) tries living with her loser and broke boyfriend after her parents kick her out of their house out of shame. Tina (Keely Vint), born to a teenage mother herself, isn't sure who the father of her child is.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Jay Gruska
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Susannah BlinkoffWriter
- Janet BorrusWriter
- Kerri GreenWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 16, 1999
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Production
Cast
Tamara LaSeon BassShanika- Tonatzin MondragonAracely
Kelly Vint CastroChristina
Michael PeñaOscar- Bonnie DickensonDiane
T.E. RussellDamon
Kimberly ScottCarmen Duncan
Yareli ArizmendiMrs. Vasquez- Roberto AlvarezLucky
- Natanya RossKelly
- Amanda DumasTisha
James DuMontLou
Karla OjedaKarla- Fhelycia HoweToya
- Hartley HavertyMadeline
Soledad St. HilaireMiss Alvarez
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