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and starring

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and Ana Laura Maldonado. The story concerns a Mexican who is attracted by stories of unlimited opportunities in the United States, but once he arrives to the country faces a harsh reality, but is nonetheless determined to succeed. It was one in a wave of Mexican films about the

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experience. It was the first in a trilogy of films directed by Martínez Ortega and starring Juan Gabriel, followed by the autobiographical duology ''El Noa Noa'' (1981) and ''Es mi vida'' (1982).

Plot

The young Mexican Alberto (Juan Gabriel) lives in

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with the family of his older brother, Manny (Narciso Busquets) and studies at

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with the support of Professor Bob (Julio Alemán). Another young man, Jimmy Joe (Valentin Trujillo), who lives with his sister Estela (Ana Laura Maldonado), is encouraged to quit drug addiction at a youth rehabilitation center coordinated by Manny. Disillusioned with a ''gringa'', Alberto meets Estela at a disco and becomes her boyfriend.

Cast

as Alberto Molina *

as Jimmy Joe *

as Mother *

as Singer *

as Manuel Martínez "Manny" * Ana Laura Maldonado as Estela (as Ana Laura) * Billy Cardenas as Daniel Martínez "Danny" *Barbara Kay as Doris * Isaac Ruiz * Beatriz Marín * Roberto Rodríguez * Mark Carlton *Joe Kaniewski * Rick Williamson as Joey (as Rick Miko) *

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as TV Announcer (as David Estuardo) *Joseanna Garza *José Luis Rodríguez * José Luis García Agraz *Emma Serra *Carlos Apodaca *Ronnie Cárdenas *

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as Clinic Employee (uncredited)

Production

It was filmed in 1978.

Release

It was released on the Aragón 2, Colonial, Ermita, Marina, Soledad, Tlatelolco, Variedades, Vallejo 2000, Lago 2, and Premier cinemas on 17 April 1980, for six weeks.

Reception

In ''Historia de la producción cinematográfica mexicana, 1977–1978'', Marina Díaz López referred to the film by saying of Juan Gabriel that the "singer owed little of his great fame to his few jobs as a movie star".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, id=0333317 1980 films 1980s Spanish-language films 1980s musical drama films Films directed by Gonzalo Martínez Ortega Mexican musical drama films Films about Mexican Americans Hispanic and Latino American drama films 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s Mexican films