Morenita: El escandalo


1h 32m 2009

Brief Synopsis

When his grandfather falls ill and needs an urgent surgery, Mateo, a young painter and an expert trainer of carrier pigeons, sells 42 pigeons to a dangerous Tijuana drug trafficker named "El Pinto," in order to pay for the operation. However, the pigeons fail El Pinto, causing him to lose millions,

Film Details

Also Known As
Morenita El Escandalo, Morenita, El Escandalo
Genre
Action
Drama
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Artemecanica; Esfera Films; Fidecine
Distribution Company
Gussi Films
Location
Tijuana, Mexico; Mexico City, D.F., Mexico

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Synopsis

When his grandfather falls ill and needs an urgent surgery, Mateo, a young painter and an expert trainer of carrier pigeons, sells 42 pigeons to a dangerous Tijuana drug trafficker named "El Pinto," in order to pay for the operation. However, the pigeons fail El Pinto, causing him to lose millions, and the drug dealer comes to Mateo with an ultimatum: recover the money in five days or his family will die. And in order to retrieve the money, Mateo will do something that tests the faith of his entire country; kidnapping the sacred image of the Virgen de Guadalupe de la Basílica.

Film Details

Also Known As
Morenita El Escandalo, Morenita, El Escandalo
Genre
Action
Drama
Foreign
Thriller
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Artemecanica; Esfera Films; Fidecine
Distribution Company
Gussi Films
Location
Tijuana, Mexico; Mexico City, D.F., Mexico

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in Mexico November 27, 2009

color

dialogue Spanish

Released in Mexico November 27, 2009