Saltzman Sees...Real Women Have Curves (2002)

Real Women Have Curves is a story about family, struggle, and sacrifice. Ana, played by America Ferrera, is a first generation Mexican-American teenager on the verge of becoming a woman. She lives in the predominately Latino community of East Los Angeles. Freshly graduated from high school, Ana receives a full scholarship to Columbia University. Her very traditional, old-world parents feel that now is the time for Ana to help provide for the family, not the time for college. Torn between her mainstream ambitions and her cultural heritage she agrees to work with her mother at her sister's downtown LA sewing factory.

It is a story of love and understanding and has a depth to it that all compelling stories have.  Life isn't as simple as it first appears and what you learn along the way can be a great education in and of itself.