La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas (2012)

In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United... See full summary »

Director:

Luis Mandoki

Writers:

Diana Cardozo (adaptation), Rafael Ramírez Heredia (novel)

Stars:

Joaquín Cosio, Greisy Mena, Fernando Moreno

5 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joaquín Cosio	...	Burrona
Greisy Mena	...	Sabina Rivas
Fernando Moreno	...	Jovany
Angelina Peláez	...	Doña Lita
Mario Zaragoza	...	Sarabia
Beto Benites	...	Añorve
Nick Chinlund	...	Patrick
Miguel Flores	...	Don Nico
Argél Galindo	...	Poisson
Tenoch Huerta	...	Juan
Dagoberto Gama	...	General Valderrama
Luis Yee	...	Pedro
Tito Vasconcelos	...	Presentador Tijuanita
José Sefami	...	Lic. Cossío
Asur Zagada	...	Thalía

Storyline

In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha.

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Plot Keywords:

mara salvatrucha | brothel | mexican guatemalan border | drug trafficking | prostitution | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Mexico]

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

9 November 2012 (Mexico)

Filming Locations:

Distrito Federal, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

MXN 60,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Churchill y Toledo, Fondo de Inversión y Estímulos al Cine (FIDECINE), Gobierno del Estado de Chiapas

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min 115 min (original)

Color:

Color (35 mm version) Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

A great and intense drama

What a great and intense drama in the vein of SIN NOMBRE. The acting is powerful and the storytelling understands to create some deep emotions. The pacing of the movie is very slow after all, but this is a real strength of the movie. The audience gets the time to find his way in the sad world of the main character. Greisy Mena delivers a great and natural performance - I think she deserve an Oscar for that. The influence of the MS 13, the most dangerous Latino gang of the world, is also a big topic of the movie. When you get the chance to see this movie, do it without doubt. I love this movie - it's a masterpiece of his own. Everybody how is interest about the topic of gang