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News from Afar
News from Afar

News from Afar

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Under the notion that "you can not change the future, but the past," a young woman who has grown up in a poor village in the highlands, embarks on a spiritual journey to Mexico City seeking to break the cycle of family alienation and find hope. Fate will return to the source to destroy and start over.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

8.1/10

Release Date

19 March 2005

Country

Mexico

Cast

David Aarón Estrada

David Aarón Estrada

Mayahuel del Monte

Mayahuel del Monte

Martín Palomares

Martín Palomares

Gina Morett

Gina Morett

Lucía Muñoz

Lucía Muñoz

Fernando Pérez Castro

Fernando Pérez Castro

Jorge Castillo

Jorge Castillo

Raúl Santamaría

Raúl Santamaría

Mónica Melgoza

Mónica Melgoza

José Juan de la O

José Juan de la O

Paco Beverido

Paco Beverido

Adrián Martínez Montes

Adrián Martínez Montes

Raúl Luna

Raúl Luna

Jorge Zárate

Jorge Zárate

Jorge Zárate

Jorge Zárate

Beto adult

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