''Frontera'' () is a 1980 Mexican

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film directed by Fernando Durán Rojas and starring

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Plot

A young man wants to know the world and travels to the frontier between Mexico and the U.S. in search of his brother. Upon arrival, he realizes that his brother has died in an accident of bizarre characteristics. Anyway, he decides to stay and continues the business with his brother's girlfriend, together they will try to rebuild a restaurant with the help from family and friends. But everything is complicated when the mafia and drug dealers attack the project as it moves.

Cast

as Fernando *

as Rosy *

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Production

The film was shot in 1979.

Release

The film was released on 15 May 1980. It was screened at the Cuautitlán Izcalli 2, Carrusel, Colonial, Dolores del Río, International, Marina, Olimpia, Soledad, Lago 1 and Elvira cinemas, for two weeks.

References

External links

* 1980 films 1980s Spanish-language films 1980 action thriller films Mexican action thriller films 1980s Mexican films Spanish-language action thriller films {{action-thriller-film-stub