''Perdida'' is a 2019 Mexican

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directed by Jorge Michel Grau. The film is an adaptation of the 2011 Colombian film '' La cara oculta'' directed by

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, and it was presented at the seventeenth edition of the

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as part of the National Authors and Releases section. It stars

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, and

José María de Tavira José María de Tavira Bianchi (born 27 September 1983) is a Mexican film and stage actor. The son of Mexican theatre director Luis de Tavira and Argentine actress Rosa María Bianchi, he began acting on stage with his parents; at age seven h ...

Synopsis

Taken from the Spanish film website

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Cast

as Carolina *

as Eric *

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as Benitez * Luis Fernando Peña as Vilches *

Cristina Rodlo Cristina Rodríguez Lozano (born May 21, 1990) is a Mexican actress who appeared as Isabel Urrutia Zavaleta in 93 episodes of ''Vuelve temprano (Mexican TV series), Vuelve Temprano'' (2016 – 2017) and 23 episodes of ''El Vato'' (2017). She has ...

as Fabiana * Claudette Maillé as Blanca * Paulette Hernández as Julia * Sonia Franco as Ligia

Release

It had its premiere in

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on January 10, 2020. Not before, it was also screened in the

and Los Cabos International Film Festival in 2019.

Reception

''Perdida'' was very well received by critics and the majority of the audience, as it holds 92% approval in the Spanish version of the

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, based on 5 reviews, all of which are positive, saying in its critical consensus that, "It stands out for its manufacturing and effective directing and it works thanks to the dynamism of cameras and the well-structured script. The actors without surprise manage to be convincing and create the appropriate suspense".

References

External links

* Mexican drama films {{2010s-Mexico-film-stub 2010s Spanish-language films Remakes of Spanish films 2019 drama films 2019 films 2010s Mexican films