After entering a beauty contest in Tijuana, a young woman witnesses drug-related murders and is forced to do the gang's bidding.
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Gerardo Naranjo
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| Stephanie Sigman | ... | Laura Guerrero | |
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Juan Carlos Galván | ... | Arturo Guerrero |
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Noé Hernández | ... | Lino Valdez |
| Irene Azuela | ... | Jessica Verduzo | |
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Javier Zaragoza | ... | Ramón Guerrero |
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Lakshmi Picazo | ... | Azucena 'Suzu' Ramos |
| Jose Yenque | ... | Kike Cámara | |
| James Russo | ... | Jimmy | |
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Leonor Victorica | ... | Luisa Janes |
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Gabriel Heads | ... | Agent Bell |
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Hugo Márquez | ... | Javi Fernández |
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Miguel Couturier | ... | General Salomón Duarte |
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Eduardo Mendizábal | ... | Quiño |
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Sergio Gómez Padilla | ... | Parca |
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Felipe Morales | ... | Tío |
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At 23, Laura Guerro and her friend Suzu enter the Miss Baja pageant. Both qualify, and while Laura waits at a nightclub for Suzu to break away so they can go shopping, a heavily-armed drug gang murders drug enforcement officials there. Laura escapes unharmed but can't find Suzu, so the next day she looks for her; her dogged behavior brings her to the cartel's attention, and they force her to assist them as they menace her father and younger brother. Lino, the gang's leader, decides Laura should finish the pageant although her only interest is escape. Every day drags her deeper and corruption is pervasive. What alternative is there to death or prison? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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female nudity | beauty pageant | drug war | audition | tijuana mexico |Taglines:
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Rated R for language, some brutal violence and sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
MexicoRelease Date:
9 September 2011 (Mexico) See more »Also Known As:
Miss Bala See more »Filming Locations:
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, MexicoEdit
Box Office
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$880,021Company Credits
Production Co:
Canana Films, Fox International Productions (FIP), Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) See more »
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Dolby DigitalColor:
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2.35 : 1
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The character of Laura Guerrero was loosely based on Mexican model and beauty queen, Laura Zúñiga. On December 22, 2008, Laura Zúñiga along with seven men were arrested for narco-trafficking ties in Zapopan, Jalisco. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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I'm an Englishman who has lived seven years in Mexico. I disagree completely with the previous review. I thought this was a remarkable film and scary in what, to me, appears to be a realistic, credible depiction of life in Tijuana. I thought the main actress was exceptional in the way she allows us to view the film through her eyes and shows her increasing trauma and dislocation as she is drawn more and more against her will into the dark world of organized crime, the police, the army and their overlaps. To me the film shows the terrible loss of innocence and the violence that is being perpetrated every day in Mexico against the Mexican people as exemplified and represented by the main character.