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I Like It Like That -- Set in the Bronx, I LIKE IT LIKE THAT is about love, family and a young woman's coming of age. After her husband is arrested for looting during a blackout, Lisette, a young Latina, struggles for independence while dealing with her gender-confused brother, her critical mother-in-law and assorted neighborhood eccentrics.

Director Darnell Martin's acclaimed debut film stars Lauren Velez, Jon Seda, Rita Moreno and Griffin Dunne as members of a battling Bronx family filled with love, passion and real-life choices. Whenher well-meaning husband China is arrested, a young mother, Lisette, finds herself unprepared to support the family. Fast-talking her way into a job with a record producer Griffin Dunne, Lisette quickly discovers her own hidden talents. But the boys in the neighborhood report back to Chino that Lisette is "dating" her bigwig boss, leading to a major confrontation that changes their life together.

Set in the Bronx, I LIKE IT LIKE THAT is about love, family and a young woman's coming of age. After her husband is arrested for looting during a blackout, Lisette, a young Latina, struggles for independence while dealing with her gender-confused brother, her critical mother-in-law and assorted neighborhood eccentrics.

Set in the Bronx, I LIKE IT LIKE THAT is about love, family and a young woman's coming of age. After her husband is arrested for looting during a blackout, Lisette, a young Latina, struggles for independence while dealing with her gender-confused brother, her critical mother-in-law and assorted neighborhood eccentrics.