Mexican beauty Camilla hopes to rise above her station by marrying a wealthy American. That is complicated by meeting Arturo Bandini, a first-generation Italian hoping to land a writing career and a blue-eyed blonde on his arm.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Colin FarrellArturo Bandini | Arturo Bandini |
 Salma Hayek PinaultCamilla Lopez | Camilla Lopez |
 Donald SutherlandHellfrick | Hellfrick |
 Eileen AtkinsMrs. Hargraves | Mrs. Hargraves |
 Idina MenzelVera Rivkin | Vera Rivkin |
 Justin KirkSammy | Sammy |
 William MapotherBill | Bill |
 Tamara Marie WatsonSally | Sally |
 Dionysio BascoPatricio | Patricio |
 Jeremy CrutchleySolomon | Solomon |
 Ronald FranceColumbia Sweeper | Columbia Sweeper |
 Wayne HarrisonHeilman | Heilman |
| NNatasha StaplesDenver Librarian | Denver Librarian |
| PPaul RylanderHarold the Bartender | Harold the Bartender |
| DDonna MosleyRed Headed Girl | Red Headed Girl |
 Richard SchickelH. L. Mencken (voice) | H. L. Mencken (voice) |
| YYasuhiro YoshimuraJapanese Vegetable Man | Japanese Vegetable Man |