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A Better Life

Index A Better Life

A Better Life is a 2011 American drama film directed by Chris Weitz and written by Eric Eason. [1]

53 relations: Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Awards, Alexandre Desplat, Bajo el mismo cielo (TV series), Chicago Sun-Times, Chris Weitz, Christian McLaughlin (film producer), Culture of Mexico, Demián Bichir, Desert, Dolores Heredia, Drama (film and television), Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo, El Salvador, Entertainment Weekly, Eric Eason, Gabriel Chavarria, Gabriel Porras, Gardener, Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries, Houston Chronicle, Illegal immigration to the United States, Incarceration in the United States, Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead, Independent Spirit Awards, Jami Gertz, Javier Aguirresarobe, Joaquín Cosío, Los Angeles, María Elisa Camargo, Metacritic, Money, Music of Mexico, Nancy Lenehan, Paul Junger Witt, Prison, Rent-to-own, Restaurant, Roger L. Simon, Rolling Stone, Rotten Tomatoes, Screen Actors Guild Award, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role, Summit Entertainment, Telemundo, Telenovela, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Truck, ..., Twitter, Young Artist Award, Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film. Expand index (3 more) »

Academy Award for Best Actor

The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

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Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.

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Alexandre Desplat

Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (born 23 August 1961) is a French-Greek film composer.

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Bajo el mismo cielo (TV series)

Bajo el mismo cielo (English title: Under the Same Sky), is an American telenovela created by Perla Farías for Telemundo.

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Chicago Sun-Times

The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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Chris Weitz

Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American filmmaker, author and occasional actor.

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Christian McLaughlin (film producer)

Christian McLaughlin is an American film producer.

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Culture of Mexico

The culture of Mexico reflects the country's complex history and is the result of the gradual blending of native culture (particularly Mesoamerican) with Spanish culture and other immigrant cultures.

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Demián Bichir

Demián Bichir Nájera (born August 1, 1963) is a Mexican-American actor and one of the members of the Bichir family.

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Desert

A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and consequently living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

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Dolores Heredia

Dolores Heredia (born October 6, 1966) is a Mexican actress.

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Drama (film and television)

In reference to film and television, drama is a genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone.

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Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo

Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo, born in Ocotlán, Jalisco on December 1, 1972 is a Mexican radio broadcaster.

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El Salvador

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador (República de El Salvador, literally "Republic of The Savior"), is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America.

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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American magazine, published by Meredith Corporation, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books and popular culture.

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Eric Eason

Eric Eason is an American film director and screenwriter.

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Gabriel Chavarria

Gabriel Chavarria (born April 29, 1989) is an American actor.

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Gabriel Porras

Gabriel Porras (born Carlos Gabriel Porras Flores, February 13, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actor.

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Gardener

A gardener is someone who practices gardening, either professionally or as a hobby.

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Greg Boyle

Gregory Joseph Boyle, S.J. (born May 19, 1954) is an American Roman Catholic priest of the Jesuit order.

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Homeboy Industries

Homeboy Industries is a youth program founded in 1992 by Father Greg Boyle, S.J. following the work of the Christian base communities at Dolores Mission Church.

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Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle is the largest daily newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Illegal immigration to the United States

Illegal immigration to the United States is the entry into the United States of foreign nationals in violation of United States immigration laws and also the remaining in the country of foreign nationals after their visa, or other authority to be in the country, has expired.

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Incarceration in the United States

Incarceration in the United States is one of the main forms of punishment and rehabilitation for the commission of felony and other offenses.

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Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards.

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Independent Spirit Awards

The Film Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated "Spirit Awards" and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers.

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Jami Gertz

Jami Beth Gertz (born October 28, 1965) is an American actress.

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Javier Aguirresarobe

Javier Aguirresarobe Zubía (born 10 October 1948) is a Spanish cinematographer.

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Joaquín Cosío

Joaquín Cosío Figueroa (born 1962) is a Mexican actor.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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María Elisa Camargo

María Elisa Camargo (born December 21, 1985 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian actress.

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Metacritic

Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of media products: music albums, video games, films, TV shows, and formerly, books.

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Money

Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a particular country or socio-economic context.

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Music of Mexico

The music of Mexico is very diverse and features a wide range of musical genres and performance styles.

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Nancy Lenehan

Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953) is an American actress who has appeared in film and television since the 1980s.

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Paul Junger Witt

Paul Junger Witt (March 20, 1941 – April 27, 2018) was an American film and television producer.

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Prison

A prison, also known as a correctional facility, jail, gaol (dated, British English), penitentiary (American English), detention center (American English), or remand center is a facility in which inmates are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state.

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Rent-to-own

Rent-to-own, also known as rental-purchase, is a type of legally documented transaction under which tangible property, such as furniture, consumer electronics, motor vehicles, home appliances and real property, is leased in exchange for a weekly or monthly payment, with the option to purchase at some point during the agreement.

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Restaurant

A restaurant, or an eatery, is a business which prepares and serves food and drinks to customers in exchange for money.

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Roger L. Simon

Roger Lichtenberg Simon (born November 22, 1943) is an American novelist and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter.

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Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.

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Screen Actors Guild Award

Screen Actors Guild Awards (also known as SAG Awards) are accolades given by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) to recognize outstanding performances in film and prime time television.

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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film.

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Summit Entertainment

Summit Entertainment, LLC is an American film production and distribution company.

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Telemundo

Telemundo is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal division NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.

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Telenovela

A telenovela is a type of limited-run television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The New Yorker

The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.

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Truck

A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo.

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Twitter

Twitter is an online news and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as "tweets".

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Young Artist Award

The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.

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Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film

The Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film is one of the Young Artist Awards presented annually by the Young Artist Association to recognize a young actor under the age of 21, who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Better_Life

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