Spanglish

When a Mexican mother and her daughter come to the United States, the mother, Flor Moreno, gets a job as a maid at the home of successful chef John Clasky, his insecure wife Deborah, their two children, and Deborah's mother. Despite Flor's lack of an English vocabulary, she tries the best she can to assist the Clasky family in more than just housecleaning matters. When Flor is forced to live with the family over the summer, she has no choice but to bring her daughter Cristina along. Deborah, much to Flor's dislike, treats Flor's daughter much like her own and at the same time she hurts the feelings of her own daughter Bernice, as well as Flor. When John's dreams unravel, he begins to feel like his whole world is crashing down around him, but with the love of his children and the help of Flor, he finds himself trying to get through it all. Flor's daughter Cristina, through which this story is told in a college letter to Princeton University, serves as a translator for the beginning of the film, but after Flor crosses the communication bridge by learning to speak English, Cristina understands that things come and go in life, but family is the most important thing a person can have.