In the Movie |
In the Movie |
Set in southwest USA. Hispanic Family of widower and three adult daughters.
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Set in Taiwan. Chinese widower with three adult daughters. |
Father (Martin) is a chef at a Mexican restaurant. Daughter #1 is chemistry teacher (Leticia) and devout Christian, #2 is a executive at a company (Carmen), #3 is a fast food worker (Meribel) and planning to go to college.
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Father (Chu) is a chef at a large Chinese restaurant. Daughter #1 is chemistry teacher (Jia-Jen), and a devout Christian, #2 is a executive at a company (Jia-Chien), #3 is a fast food worker (Jia-Ning), and in college.
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Meribel makes out with Andy (from Brazil) soon after poaching him from her friend. They bond over music.
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Jia-Ning's co-worker ends (sort of) her relationship with her boyfriend. Jai-Ning gets to know him and they start dating. He is a amateur photographer; he shows her how to develop photos in his darkroom. |
Carmen cooks for an ex boyfriend she still has sex with.
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Jia-Chien has a casual sexual relationship with her ex-boyfriend and enjoys cooking for him as she is not allowed to cook in her father's kitchen.
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Antonio is an executive who hired Carmen to research a company he is interested in buying.
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Li Kal is a negotiator brought in to assist Jia-Chien in the purchase of air routes for the airline she works for. |