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Brother and sister Enrique and Rosa flee persecution at home in Guatemala and journey north, through Mexico and on to the United States, with the dream of starting a new life.
Language
Budget$800,000
Revenue --
English,
Español
Budget$800,000
Revenue --
Keywords
immigrant
mexico
indigenous
immigration
illegal immigration
american dream
usa–mexico border
border crossing
fugitive
undocumented immigrant
guatemala
underground tunnel
illegal border crossing
guatemalan civil war
brother sister relationship
undocumented worker
maya
rats
Casts
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez
Rosa
David Villalpando
Enrique
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Arturo
Lupe Ontiveros
Nacha
Trinidad Silva
Monte
Alicia del Lago
Lupe
Mike Gomez
Informer
Jose Martin Ruano
Foreman
Stella Quan
Josefita
Heraclio Zepeda
Pedro
Emilio Gomez Ozuna
Luis
Enrique Castillo
Jorge
Daniel Lemus Valenzuela
Encarnacion
Rodrigo Puebla
El Puma the Soldier
Rodolfo De Alexandre
Ramon
Yosahandi Navarrete Quan
Josefita's Daughter
Emilio Del Haro
Truck Driver
Palomo Garcia
Coyote at Bus Station
Ismael Gamez
Jeering Slumdweller
Silverio Lujan
Jeering Slumdweller
Socorro Velazquez
Jeering Slumdweller
Jomarie Ward
Helen Rogers (as Jo Marie Ward)
Tony Plana
Carlos the Bus Boy
Sheryl Bernstein
Karen the Hostess
Diane Cary
Alice Harper
Bo Kane
Lab Technician
George O'Hanlon, Jr.
Doctor Murphy
Larry Cedar
Bruce the Waiter
Abel Franco
Raimundo
Crews
Gregory Nava
Director
Hilary Wright
Costume Design
David Wasco
Set Dresser
David Wasco
Set Designer
James Glennon
Director of Photography
Betsy Blankett Milicevic
Editor
Gregory Nava
Story
Anna Thomas
Screenplay
Gregory Nava
Screenplay
Robert Yerington
Sound
Bob Morones
Casting
Mary Armantrout
Continuity
Hilary Wright
Props
Dwight Campbell
Gaffer
Mark Buckalew
Key Grip
Bob Ozman
Stunt Coordinator
Roberto Gerhard
Assistant Director
Daniel Lemus Valenzuela
Costume Design
Rosa Pérez Romo
Continuity
Ramiro Valencia
Gaffer
Alejandro Rangel
Key Grip
Alfredo Bustos
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Michael C. Moore
Sound Designer
Richard Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lida Saskova
Music Editor
Gregg Barbanell
Foley
Tom Salvatore
Color Timer
Eraclio Zepeda
Translator
Arturo Arias
Translator
Malecio Martinez
Original Music Composer
Emil Richards
Original Music Composer
Irwin Young
Thanks
Trevor Black
Production Manager
Amanda Gill
Production Manager
Anna Thomas
Producer
Backdrops & Posters
