I Like It Like That (1994)

Directed by

Darnell Martin

Genre

drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Puerto Rican couple in the South Bronx juggle money trouble, family drama, and personal dreams while trying to keep their relationship together.

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What happens

I Like It Like That is a 1994 American comedy-drama film about the trials and tribulations of a young Puerto Rican couple living in a poverty-stricken New York City neighborhood in the South Bronx. The film stars Lauren Velez, Jon Seda, Lisa Vidal, Griffin Dunne, Jesse Borrego and Rita Moreno, and was written and directed by Darnell Martin who, in her filmmaking debut, became the first African-American female filmmaker to take helm of a film produced by a major film studio. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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