Personal Effects
A comedy about four young adults adrift in Mexico City.
2006 · 1h 51m · R Comedy, Drama, Romance
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Marina de Tavira as Marina
- Alejandra Gollas as Mimí (as Alejandra Gollás)
- Arturo Barba as Adán
- Pedro Izquierdo as Ignacio
- Aaron Aguilar as Guadia Separos
- Moisés Arizmendi as Santiago
- Eugenio Bartilotti as Borrego
- José Antonio Barón as Productor de Tv
- Fernando Berzosa as Camillero
- Humberto Cares Cast
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