The whole cast won the Special Achievement in Film award at the 2013 American Latino Media Arts Awards, or ALMA Award. The late Jenni Rivera was honored with a moment of silence.[5] This was Rivera's first and only film before her death on December 9, 2012.
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 45% based on 11 reviews, and an average rating of 5.5/10.[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]