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, César Ramos, Gustavo Egelhaaf, Alonso Echánove, Alejandro Belmonte, Karina Gidi and

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. It was one of fourteen films shortlisted by Mexico to be their submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the

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, but it lost out to '' 600 Miles''. Alonso Echánove was nominated for an

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in 2015 for his role in ''Cuatro Lunas''.

Plot

Four interwoven and complex stories of love and acceptance (of self and others): a boy who has secretly been attracted to his male cousin through life; two college students starting a secret relationship; a committed couple severely tested by the arrival of another man; and an old married man dazzled by a young married male who hustles to get back to his own family.

Cast

as Hugo *

as Andrés * César Ramos as Fito * Gustavo Egelhaaf as Leo * Alonso Echánove as Joaquín * as Gilberto * as Laura * Gabriel Santoyo as Mauricio * Sebastián Rivera as Oliver *

as Héctor *

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as Petra *

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as Aurora *

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as Alfonsina * Hugo Catalán as Sebastián *

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as Enrique *

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as Alfredo * Laura de Ita as Amanda * Joaquín Rodríguez as Bruno * Marisol Centeno as Mariana * Alejandra Ley as Tania * Héctor Arredondo as the priest * as Rolando * Renato Bartilotti as Doctor * Oscar Olivares as Alejandro *

Martín Barba Martín Barba, (born December 2, 1989) is a Mexican actor and singer, known for his character Benjamín Casanegra in the series ''Último año''. Career Barba is a graduate of acting academy "CEA" of Televisa. He has participated in several T ...

as Pepe

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Four Moons LGBT-related romantic drama films Mexican LGBT-related films 2014 films Gay-related films 2014 LGBT-related films Mexican romantic drama films 2010s romance films 2010s Spanish-language films 2010s Mexican films