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Quemar las naves (English title: Burn the Bridges) is a 2007 Mexican film directed by Francisco Franco Alba, from an original script co-written by Franco and actress Maria Reneé Prudencio. The film was shot in the Mexican state of Zacatecas and addresses issues such as self-assertion, loss, adolescence, and sexual relations. It officially premiered in October 2007 at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia. The title refers to a widely known Mexican saying, which means "to cut all ties holding someone to something or someone" -- something Hernan Cortes actually did when he and his men set foot for the first time in continental America, in order to avoid mutiny or desertion.
Original Release
04/05/2007
Cast
Name | Character |
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Irene Azuela | Helena |
Ángel Onésimo Nevares | Sebastián |
Claudette Maillé | Eugenia |
Bernardo Benítez | Juan |
Ramón Valdés | Ismael |
Aida López | Chayo |
Juan Carlos Barreto | Efraín |
Jéssica Segura | Aurora |
Alberto Estrella | Emilio |
Diana Bracho | Catalina |
Directors
Writers
María Renée Prudencio, Francisco Franco Alba
Cast
Name | Character |
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Irene Azuela | Helena |
Ángel Onésimo Nevares | Sebastián |
Claudette Maillé | Eugenia |
Bernardo Benítez | Juan |
Ramón Valdés | Ismael |
Aida López | Chayo |
Juan Carlos Barreto | Efraín |
Jéssica Segura | Aurora |
Alberto Estrella | Emilio |
Diana Bracho | Catalina |
Úrsula Pruneda | Madre Margarita |
Ricardo Blume | Padre Miguel |
Pablo Bracho | Padre Chacón |
Juan Angel Esparza | School Handyman |
Roberto Luna | Joven con cuerda |
Juan Costa | Darío |
José Carlos Femat | Grandote |
Julia Robles | Drunken Client |
Arnoldo Rodarte | Peasant in Bar |
Rosa María Rivera | Cleaning Woman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Issa Guerra | Producer |
Laura Imperiale | Producer |
Maria Novaro | Producer |
Sebastian Sanchez Amunategui | Producer |