Bread and Roses

Overview

Maya is a quick-witted young woman who comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa. Rosa gets Maya a job as a janitor: a non-union janitorial service has the contract, the foul-mouthed supervisor can fire workers on a whim, and the service-workers' union has assigned organizer Sam Shapiro to bring its "justice for janitors" campaign to the building. Sam finds Maya a willing listener, she's also attracted to him. Rosa resists, she has an ailing husband to consider. The workers try for public support; management intimidates workers to divide and conquer. Rosa and Maya as well as workers and management may be set to collide.

Cast

Pilar Padilla

Maya

Adrien Brody

Sam Shapiro

Jack McGee

Bert

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Monica Rivas

Simona

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Frankie Davila

Luis

Lillian Hurst

Anna

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Maria Orellana

Berta

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Melody Garrett

Cynthia

Elpidia Carrillo

Rosa

George López

Perez

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Rosa Ayala

Janitor

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Mayron Payes

Ben