When Flor and her daughter, Christina come to the United States, Flor gets a job as a maid at the home of a successful chef John Clasky, his insecure wife Deborah, their two children, and Deborah's mother. Despite Flor's lack of an English, she does the best she can to assist the Clasky family in more than just house cleaning matters. However, when Flor is forced to live with the family over the summer, she has no choice but to bring Christina along. Deborah, much to Flor's disliking, treats Christina much like her own and at the same time she hurts the feelings of her own daughter, Bernice. When John's dreams begin to unravel, he begins to feel like his whole world is coming down around him. Told through Christina's college letter to Princeton University, Christina learns that things come and go in life, but family is the most important thing a person can have.

Region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround Originally released as a motion picture in 2004

Special features: Anamorphic widescreen -- Filmmakers' commentary -- Additional scenes -- Casting sessions -- How to make the world's greatest sandwich featuring Thomas Keller of the French Laundry -- HBO First Look: The making of Spanglish -- Language: English 5.1 Dolby digital ; French 5.1 Dolby digital -- Subtitles: English, French -- DVD-ROM features.