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BIRTHDAY

April 10, 1949

San Diego, California, USA

RECENT CREDITS

Bordertown (FILM) Oct. 19, 2007

American Family (TV) May. 31, 2004

Intimate Portrait: Constance Marie (TV) Sep. 29, 2003

Intimate Portrait: Jennifer Lopez (TV) Dec. 9, 2002

Frida (FILM) Oct. 25, 2002

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BIOGRAPHY

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Nava won critical acclaim for his first two features, both produced on minimal budgets and both co-written by his wife, filmmaker Anna Thomas: "The Confessions of Amans" (1973), a medieval drama, won the Best First Feature Award at the Chicago International Film Festival; and "El Norte" (1983), a gripping, harrowing account of Guatemalan emigres struggling to survive in Southern California, earned an Oscar nomination for best screenplay. He fared less happily with his first attempt at big-budget Hollywood filmmaking, the overblown "A Time of Destiny" (1988). Nava later, though, won some respect for making one of the several mainstream (if modestly scaled) Hollywood films attempting breakthroughs with the representation of Latino-American family life, "My Family, Mi Familia" (1995).

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The Top 10 Highest-Profile Straight-to-DVD Releases

Jun. 18, 2008

Was it really a surprise when rumors began to swirl early last year that 88 Minutes was to be discarded on DVD? Sure, the real-time thriller starred Al Pacino. But these days no potential bomb is safe, regardless of its budget, big-name cast and critical reception. In the past two years, some of Hollywood’s most famous stars—from Richard Gere to Jennifer Lopez—have found themse...

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News Roundup: Aug. 14

Posted: Aug. 14, 2001

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