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Giovanna Zacarias Movies

2010  
 
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Bartender and aspiring actress Diana Diaz (Elsa Pataky) leaves Spain and her best friend Maria to seek her fortune in Miami, only to get discouraged when her money runs out, and frequent casting calls lead to nowhere. Later arriving in Hollywood with the help of some newfound friends, Diana discovers that the price of fame is higher than she though after transforming herself into "DiDi" in one final shot at superstardom. DiDi Hollywood is the second chapter in director Bigas Luna's trilogy concerning women and success. The first installment was 2006's Yo soy la Juani. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Elsa PatakyPeter Coyote, (more)
 
2007  
 
Y Tu Mama Tambien star Gael García Bernal makes his feature directorial debut with this study of the class system in Mexico centered on a rowdy house party. Cristobal (García Bernal) is a privileged rich boy who loves a good party almost as much as he loves hip-hip. Cristobal has made plans for a barbecue at his parents' weekend home, but his younger sister (Camila Sodi) and her friends will be staying at the house that weekend as well. Cristobal's sister's friends are more hippie than hip-hop, and as the party begins to get underway it's obvious that these two groups are incapable of seeing past their differences. Likewise, gardener Adán (Tenoch Huerta Mejía) has known Cristobal since the two were just children, yet despite being the same age the two old friends have now been drawn into the same system of class consciousness that divides the entire country. While Cristobal has also invited his girlfriend Mafer (Ana Serradilla) to the highly anticipated shindig, a chance meeting with Argentine beauty Dolores (Luz Cipriota) prompts the deceitful lothario to purposefully give Mafer bad directions in order to get better acquainted with the lovely new object of his affections. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Gael García BernalCamila Sodi, (more)
 
2007  
 
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Emotionally distraught following the death of his mother, a young man from a stable background suddenly finds his life falling to ruin in this drama from director Gerardo Tort. When Gabriel's mother died, it seemed like everything just fell apart; his brother abandoned the family and his sister grew more combative than ever before. But just when it seemed as if his life couldn't get any worse, Gabriel found comfort in the company of a pretty local girl named Cielo. Ceilo's brother "Gato" is a notorious street punk, and soon forces Gabriel into a life of crime. Now, Gabriel is about to learn just how dangerous life on the streets can truly be. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Paulina GaytánAlan Chávez, (more)
 
2008  
PG13  
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In a bleak future where the borders have been sealed, vast computer networks commodify memories, and corporate warriors have been militarized, a tech-savvy "campesino" from a small Santa Ana farm village discovers a mysterious transmission that seems to be a blueprint for the city of the future. Memo Cruz lives with his family in Santa Ana del Rio, a remote farming community that has recently been hijacked by a private company. Having already taken control of the entire area's water supply, the company is now seeking to sell the precious resource back to citizens at criminal prices. As a result, aqua-terrorist cells have recently formed, with the explicit goal of taking back the water supply by force if necessary. Despite the growing tension in Santa Ana, however, all Memo really cares about is technology. Memo longs to find employment as a node worker in the high-tech factories of the northern cities, and has recently constructed a transmitter that allows him to vicariously experience the lives of others.

One evening, while surfing the local airwaves, the gifted eavesdropper locks onto a forbidden broadcast not intended for the general public -- a broadcast that lays out explicit plans for creating a future that Memo could have never imagined. Subsequently targeted by the government -- which has discovered evidence of his radio intercept and now views him as a direct threat -- Memo must flee to Tijuana after his home is destroyed in a violent remote-control bombing. Memo hopes to find work in Tijuana, and along the way he meets aspiring journalist Luz, a bright young woman in search of her breakthrough story. Later, after selling some of her memories online to a mysterious client, Luz helps Memo acquire the nodes he needs to connect to the network and get a job. As Memo plugs his body into the system and discovers that work in a high-tech factory can be fairly treacherous, Luz works to uncover the identity of her biggest fan, and these three unsuspecting individuals become caught up in a plot that could transform their world forever. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Luis Fernando PeñaLeonor Varela, (more)