''Sacúdete las penas'' () is a 2018 Mexican

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), charac ...

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film written and directed by Andrés Ibáñez Díaz Infante. The film premiered on 27 April 2018 in Mexico, and is stars

Emmanuel Orenday Emmanuel Orenday Franco (born 19 May 1984) is a Mexican actor. Born in Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes, Mexico. He is most recognised for his portrayal of Paulino Prieto, the co-lead character on the Televisa telenovela ''Sin tu mirada''. His ...

, and Melissa Barrera.

Plot

González, a prisoner with a long sentence, tells the story of Frituras, the most famous dancer in

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. On a night of revelry, Frituras would lose his freedom, ending at the

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, the most dangerous prison in the country.

Cast

as Pepe González "Frituras" * Melissa Barrera as Luisa *

Gustavo Sánchez Parra Gustavo Sánchez Parra (born 30 September 1966) is a Mexican actor. He has appeared in more than ninety films since 2000. Selected filmography References External links * 1966 births Living people Mexican male film actors ...

as González *

Arturo Barba Arturo Barba (born 21 May 1973) is a Mexican actor and producer known for appearing in telenovelas A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "televisi ...

as García *

Alejandro Calva Alejandro María Calva (born May 31, 1968 Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico), is a Mexican actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in th ...

as Martín del Campo *

Fernanda Castillo María Fernanda Castillo García (born 24 March 1982), known as Fernanda Castillo, is a Mexican actress. She is best known for her work in several telenovelas, including her role as Mónica Robles in '' El Señor de los Cielos''. Career Sin ...

as María * Begoña Narváez as Eva * Roberto Sosa as Chávez

Production

The film was filmed mostly at the

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Arts Center.

References

External links

* Mexican musical drama films 2010s musical drama films 2018 drama films 2018 films 2010s Mexican films 2018 musical films {{Musical-drama-film-stub