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Personal Effects

Personal Effects

A comedy about four young adults adrift in Mexico City.

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ComedyDramaRomance

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At 18, fresh from high school, Marina, Ignacio, Adam and Mimi, school mates bonded by fate, shared a dream about adult life, a dream of fame, success, perfect skin and that one endless, true love that, surely, was waiting just around the corner for each one of them. But 30's arrived, and none of the sweet promises of youth was fulfilled. Alone, failed and frustrated, all four are forced to stop and look around to try to understand where it all went wrong, and find an emergency fix for their lives, before it's too late, and happiness escapes through their fingers forever. Secondary Effects is the bitter coming of age comedy that follows their steps in the search for lost dreams, lost hair and good sex, at least, if true love turns out to be a mirage.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

01 September 2006

Country

Mexico

Cast

Marina de Tavira

Marina de Tavira

Marina

Alejandra Gollas

Alejandra Gollas

Mimí

Arturo Barba

Arturo Barba

Adán

Pedro Izquierdo

Pedro Izquierdo

Ignacio

Aaron Aguilar

Aaron Aguilar

Guadia Separos

Moisés Arizmendi

Moisés Arizmendi

Santiago

Eugenio Bartilotti

Eugenio Bartilotti

Borrego

José Antonio Barón

José Antonio Barón

Productor de Tv

Fernando Berzosa

Fernando Berzosa

Camillero

Humberto Cares

Humberto Cares

Gerente de super

Irán Castillo

Irán Castillo

Gabriela

Susana Contreras

Susana Contreras

Old woman 2

Joaquín Cosío

Joaquín Cosío

Conductor

Tony Dalton

Tony Dalton

Gerardo

Laura de Ita

Laura de Ita

Cajera

  Jorge de los Reyes

Jorge de los Reyes

Employee

Cecilia De Tavira

Cecilia De Tavira

Marina - 18 años

Yuriria del Valle

Yuriria del Valle

Pinky Pinky

Natasha Dupeyrón

Natasha Dupeyrón

Mimí - 18 años

Julieta Egurrola

Julieta Egurrola

Carola

Andrés Emmanuelli

Andrés Emmanuelli

Modelo Valla

Luis Garcia Carranza

Luis Garcia Carranza

Taka - 18 años

Mónica Huarte

Mónica Huarte

Chori

Hector Kotsifakis

Hector Kotsifakis

Totopo

Verónica Langer

Verónica Langer

Miss Lola

Guillermo Larrea

Guillermo Larrea

Ejecutivo Aerolínea

Patricia Llaca

Patricia Llaca

Chule

Catalina López

Catalina López

Nana

María Fernanda Malo

María Fernanda Malo

Jossie

Gerardina Martínez

Gerardina Martínez

Azúcar

Gerardo Mercado

Gerardo Mercado

Negro

Luis Gerardo Méndez

Luis Gerardo Méndez

Ignacio Joven

Fernando Noriega

Fernando Noriega

Totopo - 18 años

Regina Orozco

Regina Orozco

Lorena

Estela Pacheco

Estela Pacheco

Old Woman 1

Mariola Pedotti

Mariola Pedotti

Modelo Valla

Arnoldo Picazzo

Arnoldo Picazzo

Asistente Dirección TV

Darío T. Pie

Darío T. Pie

Director de TV

Pisano

Pisano

Adán - 18 años

Verónica Quezada

Verónica Quezada

Mujer en separos

Karine Rangel

Karine Rangel

María Risa

Manuel Sevilla

Manuel Sevilla

Paramédico

Aixchelli Sánchez Valle

Aixchelli Sánchez Valle

Niña en foro

Danae Vázquez

Danae Vázquez

Mujer en separos

Óscar Yoldi

Óscar Yoldi

Taka

Penelope Kaufer

Penelope Kaufer

Reunion Party Guest (uncredited)

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