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Happiness lies at the bottom of Tijuana.Plot:
A boy will do anything to become a man and win the heart of a young prostitute... Even fight his rooster. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins moreUser Comments:
A charming coming-of-age film with fantastic shots of the 'real' Mexico moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Pablo Tendilla Ortiz | ... | Indio |
| Pablo Tendilla Rocha | ... | Jhonny |
| Aidee Gonzalez | ... | Rebecca |
| Darina Rabago Soto | ... | Brianda |
| Luis Angel Carmona Arochi | ... | Luis |
| Jorge Hernández | ... | Sacramento |
| Ivan Equihua Carlos | ... | Pescado |
| Marco Carmona Arochi | ... | Marcos |
| Pablo Jimenez Rivera | ... | Tocallo |
| Raúl Rodriguez Rodriguez | ... | Ruli |
| Mitchell Harris | ... | Mitch |
| Alejandro Ramirez Achutegui | ... | Fidel |
| Augustina Ocampo Lopes | ... | Herself |
| Javier Ocampo | ... | Jesús |
| Efrain Serrano | ... | Efrain |
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79 minCountry:
MexicoLanguage:
SpanishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:PG-13FAQ
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Tijuana Makes Me Happy is a coming of age story shot with unprofessional actors in a quasi-documentary style. In the short span of time the film covers, fifteen year old Indio has to make decisions regarding sex, crime and friendship (with a rooster). The plot details are fairly simplistic and linear, but that certainly doesn't take away from the film in any way. That the film seemingly has no moral perspective about the dubious activities in the film, really gives the film more credit in my mind. It's light-hearted approach to activities such as cockfighting, prostitution and drug trafficking seems far more realistic and gripping when told by the amoral eye.
Perhaps I'm partial to films photographed in Mexico, however, given my love of Central America in general. Even the most ordinary scenes give me great pleasure when I see them on the screen because they are so different than America. I did appreciate the story (although, I could have lived without the spelling errors in the subtitles), but the vision of Tijuana and its inhabitants reeled me in.