Too Many Tamales

Too Many Tamales

One missing ring. Too many tamales. One unforgettable Christmas.

2002 · 12 min · Family

Everyone is coming for Christmas dinner at Maria's house. She and her mother prepare by kneading the "masa" to make tamales. When her mother takes off the ring, Maria tries it on - and is beside herself, when hours later, she thinks it has been kneaded into the tamales. ow many can you eat?

Directed by Paul R. Gagne · Written by Gary Soto

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