Passionada (2002) - The A.V. Club

Cast

Jason Isaacs (Charles Beck)Sofia Milos (Celia Amonte)Emmy Rossum (Vicky Amonte)Theresa Russell (Lois Vargas)Lupe Ontiveros (Angelica Amonte)Seymour Cassel (Daniel Vargas)Chris Tardio (Gianni Martinez)Benjamin Mouton (Frankie the Pit Boss)Robert Montano (Father Emmanuel)Luis Colina (Anthony)Bill Burr (Blackjack Player)Russ Vigilante (Roberto)Anthero Montenegro (Joseph Amonte)George Gund (Fisherman)Shawn FitzGerald (Blackjack Dealer)John P. Pacheco (Portuguese Fisherman)Matt Blake (Security Guard #1)Jeff Hennessy (Security Guard #1)

Director

Dan Ireland

Synopsis

Passionada is a romantic comedy about a Portuguese widow whose husband, a fisherman, died at sea. The widow's naive teenage daughter wants to be a professional gambler and she convinces her mother to date a British man who's new in town. The widow falls for the Brit, a professional gambler who pretends to be in the fishing business.