The film reunites Lopez and Nava, who previously worked together in 1995’s My Family and 1997’s Selena. The cinematography and musical score effectively convey the poverty, social and political oppression facing the Mexican laborers in the bordertowns by day, and the dark and deadly underworld that threatens by night. This unlikely thriller was filmed on location in Albuquerque, New Mexico and parts of Mexico, including Juarez. However Adrian’s silence cannot be bought and she risks her life to return to Juarez to save Eva and herself. Adrian returns to Chicago to learn that her editor’s silence has been bought by political forces interested in advancing the Free Trade Act. For Adrian her mission goes beyond exposing a story no one wants to hear.ĭespite the assurances of her editor, George Morgan (Martin Sheen) that her story about the women of Juarez is her best work yet, Adrian is shocked to learn that it will not see the light of day. Simultaneously she struggles with inner demons realizing that her professional aspirations are driven by a need to escape suppressed memories of her own humble beginnings as the orphaned daughter of migrant workers. Adrian enlists the help of Theresa Casillas (Sonia Braga), who started a group to aid the female workers, to protect Eva.Īfter witnessing the Juarez police deny the evidence that suggests that a group of murderers are to blame for the missing women and convinced that the police are obstructing her investigation, Adrian, assisted by Diaz, embarks on a life threatening crusade to capture Eva’s attackers. Responding to a tip, the police appear at Diaz’ office leaving Eva no choice but to accept Adrian’s offer of help. Adrian catches sight of her in the offices of El Sol, where the young Eva Jimenez (Maya Zapata) appears seeking Diaz’ protection from the police. However, just as Adrian arrives in Juarez, a rumor circulates about an indigenous woman who managed to survive and escape the devil in the desert. Nevertheless, no longer motivated by the need for journalist acclaim that drives Adrian, Diaz refuses to work with her to expose the murders. Diaz, who assists the families of victims trying to find bodies of the missing, explains to Adrian that the murders are more numerous then the police admit because the police themselves are involved in a cover up. Upon her arrival in Juarez, Adrian reunites with a former co-worker and love interest, Alfonso Diaz (Antonio Banderas), who has settled into obscurity as the editor of the local newspaper, El Sol. In exchange for a promise of a position as foreign correspondent, Chicago journalist Lauren Adrian (Jennifer Lopez) reluctantly embarks on assignment to investigate the murders in Juarez Mexico. It recounts the murders of countless female laborers employed in American factories known as maquiladores in Mexico since the 1990’s. Rating: (for violence including a brutal rape, sexuality, nudity and language)īordertown, written and directed by Academy Award nominated director Gregory Nava, is inspired by true events in Juarez, Mexico. MAC makeup commemorated her with a makeup collection that sold out online in a matter of hours.Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Antonio Banderas, Martin Sheen, Sonia Braga, Maya Zapata Her iconic style is still being duplicated today. 1 hits, including “Bidi Bidi Bom Bom,” “Amor Prohibido,” and “No Me Queda Mas,” and even has a museum erected in her honor. Though Quintanilla Perez’s life was cut short on March 31, 1995, her impact has outlived her short years. El Secreto de Selena was produced by Buena Vista Original Productions, Moconoco, LatinWE and BTF Media. It also flashes to pivotal moments like Saldívar holding the gun to her head, her murder trial and the late star’s wedding to Chris Perez, to name a few.Īrrarás serves as co-executive producer for the series with Fernando Barbosa, Luis Balaguer, Leonardo Aranguibel and Francisco Cordero. A post shared by El Secreto de Selena to the 1997 biopic featuring Jennifer Lopez, Selena, the one-minute trailer opens with a ring hitting the ground and shows the moment Arrarás goes on-air to announce the death of the famed singer.
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