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Burn the Bridges
Burn the Bridges

Burn the Bridges

Do not be afraid to live your life

Genres

Drama

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Eugenia is a former pop singer who is bedridden and dying of cancer. She is cared for by her daughter, Helena, who dreams of traveling the world and wishes she could be a glamorous pop star like her mother was. Helena’s younger brother Sebastian's dreams are simple and he merely wants to move to the beach. Helena is smart and pretty but she has no friends, male or female and is totally devoted to her mother's care and is also on the verge of initiating an incestuous relationship with Sebastian. Sebastian however, is falling in love with a boy at school named Juan who is the school roughneck and the son of a single father who owns a little bar. Juan is the nemesis of the school preppy named Ismael who comes from such a wealthy home that he has his own chauffeur and bodyguards. Ismael's ping-pong obsessed girlfriend Aurora rents a room at Helena and Sebastian's house where Ismael discovers he is also attracted to Sebastian.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

05 April 2007

Country

Mexico

Cast

Irene Azuela

Irene Azuela

Helena

Juan Carlos Barreto

Juan Carlos Barreto

Efraín

Bernardo Benítez

Bernardo Benítez

Juan

Ricardo Blume

Ricardo Blume

Padre Miguel

Diana Bracho

Diana Bracho

Catalina

Pablo Bracho

Pablo Bracho

Padre Chacón

Juan Costa

Juan Costa

Darío

Alberto Estrella

Alberto Estrella

Emilio

José Carlos Femat

José Carlos Femat

Grandote

Roberto Luna

Roberto Luna

Joven con cuerda

Aida López

Aida López

Chayo

Ángel Onésimo Nevares

Ángel Onésimo Nevares

Sebastián

Úrsula Pruneda

Úrsula Pruneda

Madre Margarita

Jéssica Segura

Jéssica Segura

Aurora

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