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Maria Full of Grace (2004)

 -  Crime | Drama  -  2 April 2004 (Colombia)
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A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Virgina Ariza ...
Juana
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Rodrigo Sánchez Borhorquez ...
Supervisor
Charles Albert Patiño ...
Wilson Guerrero ...
Johanna Andrea Mora ...
Diana Álvarez
Fabricio Suarez ...
Pacho
Mateo Suarez ...
Pacho
Evangelina Morales ...
Juana Guarderas ...
Female Pharmacist
John Álex Toro ...
Franklin (as Jhon Alex Toro)
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Javier (as Jaime Osorio Gomez)
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Lucy Díaz
Victor Macias ...
Pellet Maker
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Storyline

In a small village in Colombia, the pregnant seventeen years old Maria supports her family with her salary working in a floriculture. She is fired and with a total lack of perspective of finding a new job, she decides to accept the offer to work as a drug mule, flying to USA with sixty-two pellets of cocaine in her stomach. Once in New York, things do not happen as planned. Written by Stephen Bowen

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Crime | Drama

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Rated R for drug content and language | See all certifications »

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2 April 2004 (Colombia)  »

Also Known As:

María, llena eres de gracia  »

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Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£84,335 (UK) (25 March 2005)

Gross:

£232,674 (UK) (1 April 2005)
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Trivia

Catalina Sandino Moreno prepared for her role by working in a Colombian flower plantation for two weeks cutting roses. She did not meet with real drug mules because she wanted to appear to be as clueless to the process and the consequences as Maria was. See more »

Goofs

After Maria gives Don Fernando the money for Lucy's family, she takes her wallet out twice. See more »

Quotes

María Álvarez: What is America like?
Lucy Díaz: Over there... it's too perfect. Everything's straight.
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Connections

Featured in 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Por el Amor a Mi Madre"
Written by Jorge Mejía (as Jorge Mejía Avante)
Performed by Ángeles Azules
Courtesy of D Disa Latin Music, S. de R. L. de C.V.
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A beautiful film.
18 August 2004 | by (Calgary, Alberta) – See all my reviews

It upsets me when I see a well-crafted film like this getting mediocre ratings (even if it is a "weighted average" on IMDb). As I write this most people who have voted have given Maria Full of Grace a "7" or higher. I was so engrossed by Maria's story and the acting that went into it that, at times, I felt as if I was watching a documentary. (I also had that feeling watching "City of God"). The Audience Award at Sundance was obviously well deserved. Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria) gives the type of performance that should make a lot of directors take note. And the story itself makes you to pause to consider the reasons why some people are involved in the drug trade. See this film!


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