''Backyard'' () is a 2009 Mexican crime film directed by
Carlos Carrera
Carlos Carrera (born 18 August 1962) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter. He directed '' El crimen del Padre Amaro'' (2002), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2009, he directed ''Backyard'' abou ...
. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards.
Best Actor/Best Actress
*See Best Actor#Film awards, Bes ...
at the
82nd Academy Awards
The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2009 and took place on March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. ...
, but it did not make the final shortlist.
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 Mexicans, Mexican actor and poet. He has been nominated four times for the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Film Ariel Awards, winning the Ariel Award f ...
as Peralta
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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 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 legal drama ''L.A. Law'', NYPD Detective Bobby Simone on the police drama ''NYPD Blue'', and Matt Santos on the political dr ...
as Mickey Santos
* Carolina Politi as Sara
* Amorita Rasgado as Márgara
* Enoc Leaño as Gobernador
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Adriana Paz
Adriana Paz (born January 13, 1980) is a Mexican actress and dancer. She began her artistic career in Spain, shooting commercials and acting in a play. She was recognized for her role as Toña in the Mexican film ''Rudo y Cursi'' (2009) with a ...
as Hilda
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Lisa Owen
Lisa Dian Owen Wyckoff (born 8 July 1965), known professionally as Lisa Owen, is a Mexican actress and writer. She is best known for her role as Doña Alba in the hit Telemundo telenovela ''El Señor de los Cielos
''El Señor de los Cielos'' ...
as Silvia
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Sayed Badreya
El Sayed Badreya () is an Egyptian-American actor.
He has had many roles in movies and television. He appeared in ''AmericanEast'', ''Iron Man'', ''Cargo'', and '' The Dictator''. He also provided motion capture
Motion capture (sometimes r ...
as El Sultán
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Juan Carlos Barreto
Juan Carlos Barreto (born March 11, 1957) is a Mexican actor.
Filmography
Selected film roles
Television roles
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
Mexican male telenovela act ...
as Alvarez
See also
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References
External links
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2009 crime drama films
Mexican crime drama films
Films directed by Carlos Carrera
2000s Mexican films
2000s Spanish-language films
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