''Burn the Bridges'' ( es, Quemar las naves) is a 2007 Mexican film directed by Francisco Franco Alba, from an original script co-written by Franco and actress Maria Reneé Prudencio. The film was shot in the Mexican state of

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and addresses issues such as self-assertion, loss, adolescence, and sexual relations. It officially premiered in October 2007 at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia. The title refers to a widely known Mexican saying, which means "to cut all ties holding someone to something or someone"—something

Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (; ; 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish ''conquistador'' who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of w ...

is believed to have done when he and his men set foot for the first time in continental America, in order to avoid mutiny or desertion during the

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Plot

Elena (Irene Azuela) and Sebastián (Ángel Onésimo Nevárez) are a teenaged brother and sister who have been reunited at their home while looking after their ailing mother, singer Eugenia Díaz (Claudette Maille). Eugenia has been diagnosed with cancer and doesn't have long to live, and it has fallen to Elena and Sebastián to care for her in her last months, with Elena (who is older) spending her days with her mother while Sebastian goes to school and looks in on Eugenia in the evenings. Elena is obsessively caring for Sebastián, but while he loves his sister and mother, he seems detached from the affairs of his family. He's more drawn to his roughneck schoolmate Juan (Bernardo Benítez). As the reality of Eugenia's fate becomes clearer, Elena and Sebastián's confusion about love, mortality and family becomes more acute, and circumstances become even more muddled when they take in a boarder, Aurora (Jessica Segura), who falls in Sebastián's wealthy schoolmate Ismael (Ramón Valdez Urtiz).

Cast

Irene Azuela Irene Azuela (born October 27, 1979) is a British-born Mexican actress and producer. Career Irene Azuela began her career as an actress in 2000's in TV Azteca with three telenovelas: ''Todo por amor'', ''Amores querer con alevosía'' and ''La ...

as Elena *Ángel Onésimo Nevárez as Sebastián *Claudette Maillé as Eugenia *Bernardo Benítez as Juan *Ramón Valdez Urtiz as Ismael *Juan Carlos Barreto as Efraín *Jessica Segura as Aurora *Aida López as Chayo *

Alberto Estrella Alberto Estrella (born Alberto Rodríguez Estrella, 23 September 1962) is a Mexican actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films and television shows since 1986. Biography Estrella was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He starred in the fil ...

as Emilio *

Diana Bracho Diana Bracho (born Diana Guadalupe Bracho y Bordes Mangel; 12 December 1944, in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. Early life Diana Bracho is the daughter of actor/director Julio Bracho, the niece of actress Andrea Palma and the aunt of ...

as Catalina

Awards

The film won two

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s in 2008: for

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(Irene Azuela) and for Best Original Music ( Alejandro Giacomán, songs by Joselo Rangel). The film was also nominated for Best Art Design.

References

External links

Official site
El Universal
"Quemar las naves", romper con las ataduras
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