Passionada (2002)

Celia Amonte (Sophia Milos) is a beautiful and charismatic woman in her mid-thirties who lost her beloved husband at sea. Despite the urging of her daughter Vicky (Emmy Rossum) and mother-in-law (Lupe Ontiveros), she continues to mourn his loss, which is the tradition in the Portuguese community. But when she sings her native fado music at a local restaurant, she feels the passion she keeps buried inside.

Celia feels that love and romance have died with the death of her husband. As a single parent she spends much of her energy trying to control her teenage daughter, who, secretly tries to fix up her mother on an Internet dating service and goes off on mysterious late night excursions to the local gambling casino. There she meets Charlie Beck (Jason Isaacs), a charming Englishman and professional gambler.

When Charlie and his friends (Teresa Russell and Seymour Cassel) show up at the restaurant where Celia is performing, he is thunderstruck by Celia’s beauty and the sensuality of the music. As Charlie pursues Celia, Vicky pursues Beck. Finally he agrees to teach

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