Original Sin
Brief Synopsis
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In turn of the century Cuba, Luis, a wealthy coffee tycoon, arranges to marry an American woman named Julia. When he takes Julia as his wife, he thinks his life is complete. But people aren't always who they seem and Luis's life begins to unravel. When Julia disappears with his money, Luis is forced
Cast & Crew
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Michael Cristofer
Director
Nitzi Arellano
Francisco Lopez
Lead Man
Jeno Jando
Performer
Allison Mackie
Ludovic-amadeus Selmi
Performer
Film Details
Also Known As
Peche originel
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Period
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Soundelux (Soundelux)
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )
Location
Hacienda de Cortes, Cuernevaca, Mexico; Mexico City, Mexico; Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico; Mexico; Pueblo, Mexico; Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 56m
Synopsis
In turn of the century Cuba, Luis, a wealthy coffee tycoon, arranges to marry an American woman named Julia. When he takes Julia as his wife, he thinks his life is complete. But people aren't always who they seem and Luis's life begins to unravel. When Julia disappears with his money, Luis is forced to look into Julia's past - a past that doesn't seem to exist - and finds that the woman he loves is accused of a brutal murder. Sex and love turn to rage and revenge as Luis sets off to find his wife. But is he capable of playing her deadly game?
Director
Michael Cristofer
Director
Cast
Nitzi Arellano
Francisco Lopez
Lead Man
Jeno Jando
Performer
Allison Mackie
Ludovic-amadeus Selmi
Performer
Shaula Vega
Thomas Jane
George Belanger
Harry Porter
Alejandro Reza
Roberto Medina
Jack Thompson
Cordelia Richards
Fernando Torre Lapham
Patricio Castillo
Francis Laboriel
Osami Kawano
Guy De Staint Cyr
Gregory Itzin
Angelina Jolie
Julian Sedgwik
Farnesio De Bernal
Mario Ivan Martinez
Pedro Armendßriz
Roger Cudney
Abraham Stavans
Ruben Pelaez
Performer
Adrian Makala
Joan Pringle
Julio Bracho
Frank M Fleming
Lead Man
Lisa Owen
James Haven
Terence Blanchard
Performer
Antonio Banderas
Derek Rojo
Alejandro Corp
Daniel Martinez
Crew
Sheldon Abend
Executive Producer
Benito Aguilar
Lighting Technician
Alejandro Enis Almenaris
Song
Armando Amador
Production Accountant
Isabel Amezcua
Hair Stylist
Ashok Amritraj
Executive Producer
Amy Andrews
Wardrobe Supervisor
Bunny Andrews
Consultant
Bunny Andrews
Song
Lucy Anlleu
Accounting Assistant
Ricardo Arvizu
Key Grip
Peter Bahlawanian
Song
Ana Ballesteros
Craft Service
John Bankson
Property Master
Randall M Barlow
Song
Randall M Barlow
Music Arranger
Elias Barreiro
Music
Brian Basham
Adr
Claudia Becker
Casting
Kenny Becker
Color Timer
Ron Bedrosian
Adr Mixer
Sally Sue Beisel
Assistant Director
Hector Belioz
Song
Carlos Benassini
Assistant Art Director
Antonio Betancourt
Sound Mixer
Susan Bierbaum
Script Supervisor
Terence Blanchard
Music Arranger
Terence Blanchard
Music Conductor
Terence Blanchard
Music
David Bomba
Production Designer
Todd Bozung
Music Editor
Melanie Buffett
Assistant
Robin Burgess
Music Producer
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Steven A Calabro
Assistant Editor
Colleen Callaghan
Hair
Victor Camacho
Video Assist/Playback
Scott Canto
Song
Ignacio Cervantes
Song
Joaquin Cervera
Assistant Camera Operator
Teresa Chavez
Hair Stylist
Arturo Castaneda Corona
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael Cristofer
Screenplay
Michael Cristofer
Song
Arturo Curiel
Transportation Coordinator
Linda Deandrea
Hair Stylist
Efren Del Moral
Assistant Director
Ivonne Deschamps
On-Set Dresser
Fernando Diaz
Assistant Camera Operator
Ricardo Diaz
Transportation Captain
Alisarine Ducolomb
Art Department Coordinator
Erika Duffee
Production Assistant
Jeanne Dupont
Assistant Costume Designer
Adrian Duran
Special Effects Foreman
Fermin Duran
Special Effects Foreman
Jesus Duran
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Esneault
Music
Emilio Estefan
Song
Gloria Estefan
Song
Maureen Poon Fear
Assistant
Dino Frankiel
Stunt Player
Daniel Garcia
Other
Eliot Gardiner
Music Conductor
Juan Carlos Garrido
Production
Christopher George
Steadicam Operator
Christopher George
Camera Operator
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Hector Gika
Sound Effects Editor
Michael S Glick
Line Producer
Michael S Glick
Unit Production Manager
Libby Goldstein
Casting
Alfredo Gonzalez
On-Set Dresser
Jesus Gonzalez
Lighting Technician
Louis-moreau Gottschalk
Song
Enrique Granados
Song
Joanne Grant
Accounting Assistant
Alejandra Greiner
Assistant
Isobel Griffiths
Music Contractor
Lourdes Grobet
Photography
Jorge Guerrero
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Sonia Guerrero
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Kate Guinzburg
Producer
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Laura Harris
Dialogue Editor
David Hoberman
Executive Producer
Melissa Hofmann
Sound Mixer
Barbara Horcasitas
On-Set Dresser
Edgar Hurtado
Assistant Camera Operator
Jake Jackson
Assistant Engineer
John R Jensen
Art Director
Stacy Perskie Kaniss
Production Assistant
Lou Kleinman
Dialogue Editor
Peter C. Koczera
Main Title Design
Sebastian Krys
Song
Douglas Kunin
Assistant Editor
Javier Labastida
Grip
Jesus Labastida
Grip
Scott Lairson
Casting Associate
Carol Lees
Producer
Miguel Lima
Assistant Director
Junie Lowry-johnson
Casting
Antonio Mata
Property Master
Charles Mcdonald
Titles
Jeffrey D Mcdonald
Set Designer
Andres Medina
Dolly Grip
Jose A Molina
Original Music
Erick Monroy
Set Designer
Claudia Montero
Production Assistant
Angeles Morales
Assistant Location Manager
James Moriana
Foley Artist
Marvin Morris
Music Editor
Colombia Moya
Choreographer
Noe Muñoz
Other
Patrick Murguia
Camera Operator
Hugh R Murphy
Assistant
Joseph J Murphy
Production Accountant
Don Murray
Other
Juan Carlos Navarro
Set Production Assistant
Nicholas J Nicolella
Assistant
Juan Pablo Noval
Assistant Location Manager
Joel Numa
Song
Rocio Ortega
Animal Trainer
Willard Overstreet
Foley Editor
Kelly Oxford
Adr Supervisor
Packer
Post-Production Assistant
Carmen Pierson
On-Set Dresser
Moises Pineda
Production
Claudia Porter
Animal Trainer
Rodrigo Prieto
Director Of Photography
Adolfo Ramirez
Wardrobe Supervisor
German Ramirez
Other
Sandra Ramos
Wardrobe
Carla Raygoza
Production Coordinator
Andres Reyes
Other
Dr. Roberto Reyna
Medic
Neale Ricotti
Assistant Engineer
Paul M Rohrbaugh
Other
Liz Rossi-sloyan
Assistant
Jurgen Rost
Song Performer
Monika Rost
Song Performer
Anna Roth
Production Supervisor
Beth A Rubino
Set Decorator
Jorge Sainz
Art Director
Carlos Sanchez
Best Boy
Setrak Sarkissian
Song
Raul Sarmiento
Makeup Artist
Janeen Schreyer
Makeup Artist
Robert Schumann
Music
Eric Sears
Editor
Megan A Sears
Apprentice
Brad Sherman
Sound Mixer
Isabel Siliceo
Production Assistant
Nena Smarz
Makeup Artist
Alejandro Sosa
Makeup Artist
Tony Stanton
Other
Ernesto Trejo
Medic
J P Tzaud
Song
Belinda Uriegas
Production Coordinator
Fernando Uriegas
Location Manager
Marianne Urioste
Assistant Editor
Julian Valdes
Assistant Director
Eduardo Valverde
Boom Operator
Daniel W Victor
Consultant
Elena Villegas
Set Production Assistant
Rosa Isabel Villegas
Accounting Assistant
Drew Webster
Sound Mixer
Jay Weigel
Music
Jay Weigel
Music Arranger
Jeffrey Wilhoit
Foley Artist
Michael Wilhoit
Sound Editor
Christopher David Windisch
Other
Scott Wolf
Sound Effects Editor
Mary Ellen Woods
Assistant Director
Cornell Woolrich
Source Material (From Novel)
Gavyn Wright
Other
Francisco Yanez
Production Assistant
Thomas O'neil Younkman
Assistant Sound Editor
Donna Zakowska
Costume Designer
Greg Zimmerman
Foley Recordist
Film Details
Also Known As
Peche originel
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Period
Romance
Thriller
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Soundelux (Soundelux)
Distribution Company
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. (MGM )
Location
Hacienda de Cortes, Cuernevaca, Mexico; Mexico City, Mexico; Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico; Mexico; Pueblo, Mexico; Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Mexico
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 56m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer August 3, 2001
Released in United States on Video March 26, 2002
Cornell Woolrich's novel "Waltz Into Darkness" was previously adapted as "Mississippi Mermaid" (1969/France), directed by Francois Truffaut and starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo.
Project was previously set up at Bel Air Entertainment and Warner Bros.
Completed shooting April 21, 2000.
Began shooting February 14, 2000.
Released in United States Summer August 3, 2001
Released in United States on Video March 26, 2002
