Raising Victor Vargas
Victor, a Lower East Side teenager, as he deals with his eccentric family, including his strict grandmother, his bratty sister, and a younger brother who completely idolizes him. Along the way he tries to win the affections of Judy, who is very careful and calculating when it comes to how she deals with men.
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Cast
19 people
Victor Rasuk
Victor Vargas
Known for
Fifty Shades of Grey
Jobs
Judy Marte
'Juicy' Judy Gonzalez
Known for
A Vigilante
Vampires vs. the Bronx
Melonie Díaz
Melonie
Known for
Charmed
Fruitvale Station
Altagracia Guzman
Grandma
Known for
Fighting
Silvestre Rasuk
Nino Vargas
Known for
New Amsterdam
Krystal Rodriguez
Vicki de la Cruz
No other roles listed
Kevin Rivera
Harold
Also in
Hot Air
Law & Order
Wilfree Vasquez
Carlos
No other roles listed
Donna Maldonado
Fat Donna
No other roles listed
Alexander Garcia
Al
Also in
Jagame Thandhiram
Dastaar
Johnny Ramos
Macho
Also in
Passing Through
Theresa Martinez
Judy's Mom
No other roles listed
Peter Sollett Director · Eva Vives Story Roy Nathanson Composer
Worldwide gross $2.8M · Budget $800K · United States release March 28, 2003
Box office
Budget
$800,000
Worldwide gross
$2,816,116
Gross vs. budget
3.5×
Production
BlueLight
Production
Forensic Films
Production
StudioCanal
Production · Studio
France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 16, 2002
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · March 28, 2003
Limited theatrical
United States
January 16, 2003 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
March 8, 2003 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
Australia
October 23, 2003 · Theatrical
Belgium
July 2, 2003 · Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 2002 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
July 2, 2003 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 18, 2003 · Theatrical
Singapore
February 12, 2004 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 25, 2003 · Premiere · Göteborg Film Festival
Switzerland
October 8, 2003 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 30, 2003 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 20, 2002 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
September 19, 2003 · Theatrical
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