Overview

BELLA opens with a flashback to a confident young man named Jose (Eduardo Verastegui) who is poised to become a major soccer star. The film then flashes forward to the present day, and we see Jose working as a chef in his brother Manny's (Manny Perez) restaurant. A swaggering athlete no more, he has camouflaged his striking looks with long hair and a thick beard. When his hot-tempered brother fires a waitress for showing up late, Jose makes the spontaneous decision to walk off the job and go check on her. He catches the young woman, Nina (Tammy Blanchard), just as she is about to board the subway, and she reveals to him that she is pregnant. Worried for her, Jose suggests they spend the day together, and the two set off for a long, meandering jaunt around New York City. Director Alejandro Monteverde Star Eduardo Verastegui, Tammy Blanchard, Manny Perez, Ali Landry, Special Features: Widescreen Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 - English, Spanish Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - Alejandro Monteverde - Director Featurettes - 1. Behind-the-Scenes 2. Behind the Journey of Distribution Music Videos Trailers TV Spots.

Key Details

• Format: DVD
• Number of discs: 1
• Label: LIONS GATE
• Genre/category: MOVIE, DRAMA
• Release date: 5/6/2008
• Runtime: 91 minutes