A Day Without a Mexican
There goes the neighborhood.
2004 | 98m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Sergio Arau |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Sergio Arau, Sergio Guerrero, Yareli Arizmendi |
| Staring: |
| When a mysterious fog surrounds the boundaries of California, there is a communication breakdown and all the Mexicans disappear, affecting the economy and the state stops working missing the Mexican workers and dwellers. | |
| Release Date: | May 14, 2004 |
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| Director: | Sergio Arau |
| Writer: | Sergio Arau, Sergio Guerrero, Yareli Arizmendi |
| Genres: | Comedy, Mystery |
| Keywords | immigration, immigrant, foreign worker, prejudice, racism, biting, meditative, admiring, exuberant, instructive |
| Production Companies | Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Videocine, Eye On The Ball Films, Jose and Friends Inc., Plural Entertainment, FIDECINE, Televisa |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $10,057,021
Budget: $1,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Melinda Allen | Ellen Abercombie |
| Frankie J. Allison | Officer Carr |
| Caroline Aaron | Aunt Gigi |
| Yeniffer Behrens | Suzy |
| Maria Beck | Officer Sanchez |
| Eduardo Palomo | Roberto Quintana |
| Elpidia Carrillo | Cata |
| Tony Abatemarco | Talk Show Host |
| Yareli Arizmendi | Lila Rodriguez |
| Todd Babcock | Nick |
| Arell Blanton | Chris |
| Cassidy Paige Bringas | Tracy Abercrombie |
| Brian Brophy | Barney Montana |
| Pilar Camporredondo | Lila's Mom |
| Larry Carroll | Newscaster |
| Suzette Craft | Newscaster |
| Maureen Flannigan | Mary Jo Quintana |
| Suzanne Friedline | Vicki Martin |
| Jonathan Fuller | Dean - Neighbor |
| Joaquín Garrido | Jose Mendoza |
| John Getz | Senator Abercombie |
| Carlos Gómez | Jose Velasquez Diaz |
| Will Greenberg | Jeff |
| Santiago Guerrero | Bobby Quintana |
| Raul A. Hinojosa | Abdul Hassan |
| Sabrina Howard | Lucy Quintana |
| Charles Kahlenberg | General Hoff |
| Baron Kelly | Officer Hyland |
| Shishir Kurup | Alex |
| Bru Muller | George McClaire |
| Cyndi Martino | Nurse Jackie |
| Christian Parizeau | Little Louis |
| MaryBeth Scherr | Sharon |
| Muse Watson | Louis McClaire |
| Ogie Zulueta | Dr. Takeshi |
| León Singer | Lila's Dad |
| Karen Ve Londa | Rapture Infomercial Woman |
| Hernandez Eleazal | Chi-o |
| Fernando Arau | Undocumented 1 |
| Luis García | Undocumented 2 |
| Dori Mizrahi | Unemployed Actor |
| Rick Najera | Magician Announcer |
| Steven Nevius | Sit Com Guy |
| Ryan Quintana | Border Patrol 1 |
| Salli Saffioti | Mary Jo's Neighbor |
| Jason Stuart | Restaurant Manager |
| Jossie Thacker | Officer Hyland's Wife |
| Sylvia Thompson | Parking Officer |
| Dawn Westlake | Field Reporter |
| Michael White | 'Unsolved' Host |
| Gwendoline Yeo | Newscaster |
| Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo | Special Voice Apperance (voice) |
| Humberto Amor | Jornaleros |
| Celestine | Bar Patron |
| Héctor Herrera | Painter |
| Elizabeth Narciso | Reporter |
| Brent R. Parker | Child |
| Rosario Alair | Lawyer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sergio Arau | Writer, Director |
| Sergio Guerrero | Writer |
| Judith Pauline Artenstein | Line Producer |
| Daniel Fort | Editor |
| Penny Ludford | Casting Director |
| Anthony R. Stabley | Production Design |
| Charlie Brownell | Set Decoration, Art Direction |
| Chris Davis | Set Decoration |
| Carlos Brown | Costume Designer |
| Heidi Grotsky | Makeup Department Head |
| Paula Le Mieux | Key Makeup Artist |
| Julie Silva | Key Makeup Artist |
| Laurie Ann Schag | Post Production Supervisor |
| Steve Godwin | First Assistant Director |
| Sergio Guerrero | Second Unit Director |
| Johnny Haddad | First Assistant Director |
| Yareli Arizmendi | Writer |
| Juan José Colomer | Sound |
| Alan Caudillo | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sergio Guerrero | Producer |
| Bruce A. Simon | Producer |
| Sergio Arau | Producer |
| Isaac Artenstein | Producer |
| Álvaro Garnica | Producer |
| Francisco González Compeán | Associate Producer |
| Yareli Arizmendi | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 564 | 691 |