Efectos secundarios (2006)

A comedy about four young adults adrift in Mexico City.

Director:

Issa López

Writer:

Issa López

Stars:

Marina de Tavira, Alejandra Gollas, Arturo Barba

1 win & 13 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Marina de Tavira	...	Marina
Alejandra Gollas	...	Mimí (as Alejandra Gollás)
Arturo Barba	...	Adán
Pedro Izquierdo	...	Ignacio
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aarón Aguilar	...	Guardia Separos
Moises Arizmendi	...	Santiago
Eugenio Bartilotti	...	Borrego
José Antonio Barón	...	Productor de Tv
Fernando Berzosa	...	Camillero
Humberto Cares	...	Gerente de super
Irán Castillo	...	Gabriela
Susana Contreras	...	Old woman 2
Joaquín Cosio	...	Conductor
Tony Dalton	...	Gerardo
Laura de Ita	...	Cajera

Storyline

At 18, fresh from high school, Marina, Ignacio, Adam and Mimi, school mates bonded by fate, shared a dream about adult life, a dream of fame, success, perfect skin and that one endless, true love that, surely, was waiting just around the corner for each one of them. But 30's arrived, and none of the sweet promises of youth was fulfilled. Alone, failed and frustrated, all four are forced to stop and look around to try to understand where it all went wrong, and find an emergency fix for their lives, before it's too late, and happiness escapes through their fingers forever. Secondary Effects is the bitter coming of age comedy that follows their steps in the search for lost dreams, lost hair and good sex, at least, if true love turns out to be a mirage.

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Plot Keywords:

tall tale | hairy chest | bare chested male | man in underwear | latin tv

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Taglines:

Turning 30 is not as bad as you thought. It's worse.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, sexual content and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [mx]

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

1 September 2006 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Radicales libres

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$678,068 (Mexico) (1 September 2006)

Gross:

$3,668,886 (Mexico) (6 October 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fondo de Inversión y Estímulos al Cine (FIDECINE), TRZ Comunicacion, Traziende Producciones / TRZ

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The ring tone of Jossie's (Maria Fernanda Malo) cellphone is the theme song of Mexican soap opera "Rebelde", where she starred as Sol de la Riva.

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Quotes

Marina: That was the second time I died. And there's nothing sadder than dying of sheer stupidity.

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Soundtracks

"Tengo La Voz"
Performed by Nortec Collective
Courtesy of EMI Music Records, Mexico

User Reviews

great Mexican film

I had been wanting to see this movie for the longest time, but it was not available where I live. So, I had to order this online, and I could hardly wait to see it when I got it. Believe me, this movie is worth every penny I paid for it.

This movie is about four people that went to the same school and are about to turn 30 years old. So, they are all going through nostalgic moments at this point. They're asking themselves whether they have fulfilled their life goals or not.

All the acting was great, the characters really grow on you as the story develops. There are moments where you laugh hysterically, and there are those moments that make you feel sad for them.

This movie is a comedy-drama that reminded me a lot of American Beauty. The score is beautiful, and the movie came with the sound-track, so this movie will be one of my favorites in my collection. Mexico has come up with some awesome movies lately. I expect great things for Issa López (the director),as well as all the actors: Marina DE Tavira, Alejandra Gollas, Arturo Barba and Pedro Izquierdo.

I would highly recommend this movie to anyone!