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La Cocina
La Cocina

La Cocina

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In the sweltering back kitchen of a Times Square restaurant, undocumented cook Pedro is caught between mounting pressures at work and a complicated romance with waitress Julia. When money goes missing, suspicion spreads, igniting tensions that threaten to upend the fragile hopes of the staff.

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Budget

$770000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

139 mins

Rating

6.576/10

Release Date

25 October 2024

Country

Mexico

Cast

Raúl Briones

Raúl Briones

Pedro

Rooney Mara

Rooney Mara

Julia

Anna Díaz

Anna Díaz

Estela

Motell Gyn Foster

Motell Gyn Foster

Nonzo

Laura Gómez

Laura Gómez

Laura

Oded Fehr

Oded Fehr

Rashid

James Waterston

James Waterston

Mark

Lee Sellars

Lee Sellars

Chef

Eduardo Olmos

Eduardo Olmos

Luis

Spenser Granese

Spenser Granese

Max

Bernardo Velasco

Bernardo Velasco

Soundos Mosbah

Soundos Mosbah

Samira

Esteban Caicedo

Esteban Caicedo

Nebli Basani

Nebli Basani

José Luis Pérez

José Luis Pérez

Gustavo Melgarejo Falconi

Gustavo Melgarejo Falconi

Pía Laborde-Noguez

Pía Laborde-Noguez

Susan

Shavanna Calder

Shavanna Calder

Inez

María Fernanda Bosque

María Fernanda Bosque

Julia Haltigan

Julia Haltigan

Trisha

John Pyper-Ferguson

John Pyper-Ferguson

Vago

Roberto Oropeza

Roberto Oropeza

Papá de Pedro

Finnerty Steeves

Finnerty Steeves

Anti-Abortion Lady

Leo James Davis

Leo James Davis

Abe

Kerry Ardra

Kerry Ardra

Bernardo Velasco

Bernardo Velasco

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