''Backyard'' ( es, El traspatio) is a 2009 Mexican crime film directed by
Carlos Carrera.
Plot
Officer Blanca Bravo (Ana de la Reguera) arrives in Juarez, Mexico to investigate a sequence of killings targeting female migrant workers. But with no help from the locals, bringing the responsible parties to justice becomes a frustrating exercise. As Bravo rails against indifference and local corruption, she finds herself on a collision course with Mickey Santos (Jimmy Smits), a Mexican mogul with a taste for young prostitutes.
Cast
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Ana de la Reguera
Anabell Gardoqui de la Reguera (; born 8 April 1977) is a Mexican actress. She has starred in telenovelas, films, the HBO television series ''Eastbound & Down'' and ''Capadocia'', the Amazon television series ''Goliath'', and the 2006 comedy '' ...
as Blanca
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Marco Pérez as Fierro
* Asur Zagada as Juana Sanchez
* Ivan Cortes as Cutberto
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Joaquín Cosío
Joaquín Cosío Osuna (born 6 October 1962) is a Mexican actor and poet. He is best known for roles such as Rubén "Mascarita" in ''Matando Cabos'' (2004), General Medrano in ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008), Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo in '' Narco ...
as Peralta
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Alejandro Calva
Alejandro Calva (born May 31, 1968 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico), is a Mexican actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the the ...
as Comandante
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Jimmy Smits
Jimmy L. Smits (born July 9, 1955) is an American actor. He is best known for playing attorney Victor Sifuentes on the 1980s-1990s legal drama '' L.A. Law'', NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the 1990s-2000s police drama ''NYPD Blue'', Matt Santos ...
as Mickey Santos
* Carolina Politi as Sara
* Amorita Rasgado as Márgara
* Enoc Leaño as Gobernador
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Adriana Paz as Hilda
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Lisa Owen as Silvia
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Sayed Badreya
El Sayed Badreya ( ar, سيد بدرية) is an Egyptian-American actor. He was born on February 4, 1957, in Port Said, Egypt.
He has had many roles in movies and television. He appeared in '' AmericanEast'', '' Iron Man'', ''Cargo
Carg ...
as El Sultán
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Juan Carlos Barreto
Juan Carlos Barreto (born March 11, 1957, Monterrey Nuevo León, Mexico) is a Mexican actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the the ...
as Alvarez
References
External links
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2000s crime films
Mexican crime films
Films directed by Carlos Carrera
2000s Mexican films
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