Burn the Bridges (2007)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 2.136 |
Directed By
Francisco Franco Alba
Crew
Francisco Franco Alba
Issa Guerra
Bertha Romero
Francisco Franco Alba
Francisco Franco Alba
Sebastián Garza
Lizette Ponce
Iñaki Legaspi
María Renée Prudencio
María Novaro
Viridiana Olvera
Francisco Franco Alba
Alejandro Giacomán
Laura Imperiale
Erika Licea
Sebastián Sánchez Amunátegui
TOP CAST
Irene Azuela
Helena
Juan Carlos Barreto
Efraín
Bernardo Benítez
Juan
Ricardo Blume
Padre Miguel
Diana Bracho
Catalina
Pablo Bracho
Padre Chacón
Juan Costa
Darío
Alberto Estrella
Emilio
José Carlos Femat
Grandote
Roberto Luna
Joven con cuerda
Aida López
Chayo
Ángel Onésimo Nevares
Sebastián
Úrsula Pruneda
Madre Margarita
Jéssica Segura
Aurora
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