Identify "nina hermosa" song from the movie Real Women Have Curves

January 22, 2005 9:46 AM

A while ago I watched Real Women Have Curves and heard a beautiful song during the scene part way through the movie when she and the preppy kid are first getting together. Went something like, "nina hermosa, nina something, nina something." Sorry I can't be more specific. Anyway, I bought the soundtrack to get the song and sadly it was not on the soundtrack. Any idea what that song is?
posted by Amizu to Media & Arts (7 answers total)

Did you try renting the video and freeze-framing on the song list at the end of the credits? You can also check out the soundtrack listing at IMDB and compare it against what you bought; often, there are songs listed on IMDB that didn't make it onto the soundtrack for reasons of rights clearance problems.
posted by goatdog at 9:50 AM on January 22, 2005

Best answer: "it's "Minha Galera" by Manu Chao. It's on the "Clandestino" album."
posted by stavrogin at 10:11 AM on January 22, 2005

Response by poster: That IMDB list IS much more complete than the soundtrack I bought. Unfortunately none of the titles strike me as the song I loved so much.
posted by Amizu at 10:14 AM on January 22, 2005

Response by poster: "it's "Minha Galera" by Manu Chao. It's on the "Clandestino" album."

Yes!! Thanks.
posted by Amizu at 10:16 AM on January 22, 2005

Minha Galera is one of the many highlights on Manu Chao's Clandestino. Pick it up if you think you'd like more.
posted by driveler at 11:09 AM on January 22, 2005

Manu Chao is great. Pick up Proxima Estacion: Esperanza as well. One of those albums that keeps finding its way back into the CD player.
posted by rooftop secrets at 12:52 PM on January 22, 2005

Yes, Manu is a blast, something of a hero to the anti-globalization crowd here in Europe, and he's got a pretty upbeat political message. If you like his style of music, you'll probably also like Amparanoia's "El Poder de Machín". Oh, and his old band, Mano Negra as well.


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posted by sic at 5:13 AM on January 23, 2005