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Feature film — 2008

Tear This Heart Out (2008)

7.91h 47mRomance — Drama

A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful account of post-revolutionary Mexico from a female perspective.

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A high-signal pick with 135 votes.

Altavista Films / Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía / FIDECINE

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Director: Roberto Sneider

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Cast & crew

Ana Claudia Talancón as Catalina Guzman

Ana Claudia Talancón

Catalina Guzman

Daniel Giménez Cacho as Andres Ascencio

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Andres Ascencio

José María de Tavira as Carlos Vives

José María de Tavira

Carlos Vives

Joaquín Cosío as Juan

Joaquín Cosío

Juan

Isela Vega as Gitana

Isela Vega

Gitana

Delia Casanova as Julia

Delia Casanova

Julia

Ana Ofelia Murguía as Clarita

Ana Ofelia Murguía

Clarita

Álex Perea as Pablo

Álex Perea

Pablo

Julio Bracho as Cienfuegos

Julio Bracho

Cienfuegos

Alberto Guerra as Guillermo

Alberto Guerra

Guillermo

Fernando Becerril as Don Marcos

Fernando Becerril

Don Marcos

Irene Azuela as Bárbara

Irene Azuela

Bárbara