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2007 | Color | 98 min

A Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father ?only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the father?s fortune


Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Zalla; Christopher
Script: Zall; Christopher
Production: Odell; Benjamin, Melit; Per
Photography: Martinovi; Igor
Sound: Borne; Steve
Music: Cullman; Brian, Patscha; Glenn
Cast:Méndez; Paola, Hernández; Armando, Espíndola; Jorge Adrián, Ochoa; Jesús, Derbez; Eugenio
Participation year at FICM: 2007

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