Arráncame la vida (2008)

Director:

Roberto Sneider

Writers:

Ángeles Mastretta (story)
Roberto Sneider (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 September 2008 (Mexico)

Genre:

Drama

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ana Claudia Talancón	...	Catalina Guzman
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Andres Ascencio
José María de Tavira	...	Carlos Vives
Mariana Peñalva	...	Mercedes
Irene Azuela	...	Bárbara
Jake Koenig	...	Mike Heiss
María Aura	...	Pepa
Danna Paola	...	Lilia Ascencio - Age 12
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Metztli Adamina	...	Eufemia
Alain	...	Marcos
Rodolfo Almada	...	Gral. Aguilar
Andrea Arámburo	...	Adriana
Marta Aura	...	Josefina
Carmen Beato	...	Doña Elena
Fernando Becerril	...	Don Marcos
Julio Bracho	...	Cienfuegos
Iván Bronstein	...	Redactor en jefe
Delia Casanova	...	Julia
Joaquín Cosio	...	Juan
Marcia Coutiño	...	Otra señora concierto
Rubén Cristiany	...	Notario
Rafael Cuervo	...	Leandro
Vicky de Fuentes	...	Lucina
Abundino Díaz Alcantara	...	Campesino mitín
Camila Fuentes	...	Pía
Guillermo Gil	...	Rodolfo
Aranza Gleason	...	Teresa
Federico González Compeán	...	Matón
Alberto Guerra	...	Guillermo
Max Gutiérrez	...	Téllez
Jesús Jiménez	...	Admirador Vives 2
Emilio Lechón	...	Checo - Age 3
Eugenia León	...	Toña la Negra
Surya MacGregor	...	Olga
Alejandra Marín	...	Magda
Itari Marta	...	Soledad
Patricia Martínez de Velasco	...	Tía Gertrudis
Pilar Ixquic Mata	...	Sofía
Arantza Moreno	...	Verania - Age 5
Gina Morett	...	La güera
Ana Ofelia Murguía	...	Clarita
Concepción Ojeda	...	Viejita Tonantzintla 1
Concepción Ojeda Jr.	...	Viejita Tonantzintla 2
Pilar Padilla	...	Sra. González
Andres Pardave	...	Juez
Enrique Paredes	...	Enrique
Salvador Parra	...	Admirador Vives 1
Victor Partida	...	Octavio
Julián Pastor	...	General de arresto
Flor Payán
Leticia Pedrajo	...	Sra. del Secretario
Álex Perea	...	Pablo
Jorge Reynoso	...	Gral. Fuentes
Carolina Rincón	...	Pilar
Elvira Ruiz	...	Enfermera
José Carlos Ruiz	...	Soriano
Gael Sánchez	...	Checo - Age 7
Rafael Sánchez Navarro	...	Cordera
Alicia Santillana	...	Verania - baby
José Sefami	...	Poncho Peña
Alfredo Sevilla	...	Gral. Jiménez
Carla Sneider	...	Vecina Vives
Camila Sodi	...	Lilia Ascencio
Itza Sodi	...	Javier
Alejandro Usigli	...	Julián
Isela Vega	...	Gitana
Humberto Velez	...	Canales
Rocío Verdejo	...	Marilú
Mario Zaragoza	...	Borracho

Also Known As:

Tear This Heart Out (International: English title)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Mexico:B15 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Altavista Films

Trivia:

Mexico's 2009 Academy Awards official submission to Foreign-Language Film category.

Good Movie, great screenplay

This movie may contain some strong scenes, but it is a good screenplay that becomes great by the excellent performance of Daniel Gimenez Cacho. Ana Claudia Talancon makes a good performance look even better by her beauty. But unfortunately not all actors in this movie are good, I'm talking of the horrible work that Jose Maria de Tavira does in this movie, its a bad acting work but it looks like garbage compared to his coworker Gimenez Cacho. The screenplay its a great adaptation of the books written by Angeles Mastretta, this screenplay was done by the author of the book and the director, Roberto Sneider. The movie takes a theme that reminds you of La Ley de Herodes, so it portrays the old fashion politicians in Mexico, which still exist. The directors work is a good work which makes you try to remember his name, i personally hadn't seen any of his previews works but now that I've seen this one I'm sure gonna see his next work, he directed Dos Crimenes with Pedro Armendariz Jr. and Damian Alcazar. The movie is worth seeing and you enjoy it a great deal thanks to the acting of Gimenez Cacho, i hope to see more lead roles from him. So i hope you enjoy this one, and it has been already released so i don't know why it is shown as in production still.