Jennifer lopez received the artists for amnesty award presented by amnesty international at the berlin international film festival. Starring jennifer lopez, martin sheen, antonio banderas, maya zapata. Mar 31, 2017 if you love crime dramas, i think i just found your new obsession on netflix. She won the award for her role as producer and star of a film examining the ongoing murders of hundreds of women in a mexican border town. A powerful story of life on the border between the united states and mexico, bordertown is based on the tragic account of hundreds of women working in american owned factories who have been brutally raped and murdered in juarez, a city gripped by fear. The movie features jennifer lopez, maya zapata, martin sheen, sonia braga and antonia banderas in pivotal roles. The hollywood reporter brings news of the first cinematic partnership between latino movie stars jennifer lopez and antonio banderas. Bordertown is a 2006 american drama film written and directed by gregory nava, and starring jennifer lopez martin sheen, maya zapata, sonia braga and. Inspired by the reallife murders of hundreds of young women in ciudad juarez, mexico, the film is a tense, eyeopening look at the truth behind the horrific crimes. The film features jennifer lopez, antonio banderas.
Detective inspector kari sorjonen is one of the most respected officers at the national bureau of investigation in finland. Lauren adrian jennifer lopez, an impassioned american news reporter for the. The film is inspired by the true story of the numerous female homicides in ciudad juarez and tells the story of an inquisitive american reporter sent in by her american newspaper to investigate the murders. American journalist lauren arrives in mexico determined to find the truth about hundreds of local murders. Antonio banderas, jennifer lopez, maya zapata summary. Tags crime, drama, mystery language english, spanish, central american indian languages director gregory nava cast jennifer lopez, antonio banderas, maya zapata. Bordertown 2006 jennifer lopez photo 34632192 fanpop. Gregory nava selena will be directing bordertown, which centers on a journalist who investigates a series of murders that take place in the vicinity of some u. Jennifer lopez portrays a tenacious american reporter who becomes deeply involved investigating the murders of young women working in a mexican bordertown. Feb 15, 2007 bordertown is a 2006 american drama motion picture, written and directed by gregory nava and executive produced by david bergstein, cary epstein, barbara martinezjitner, and tracee stanleynewell. In the boy next door, which hits theaters on friday, audiences see a side of jennifer lopez theyve never seen before. If you love crime dramas, i think i just found your new obsession on netflix.
Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of bordertown with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Jan 03, 2016 the denizens of mexifornia, a little town on the border between mexico and america, are all bulging bellies, phlegmy voices, and very unp. Ich habe ihn hauptsachlich wegen jlo geschaut, war am zweifeln weil ich uber instant app, einige negative. Bordertown paul muni is a mexican, and does it realistically and effectively. Bordertown premiered on the streaming platform on friday, march 31, and theres definitely more to this series than. The supporting cast features margaret lindsay, eugene pallette and robert barrat. Bordertown movie information cinema clock movie times. The denizens of mexifornia, a little town on the border between mexico and america, are all bulging bellies, phlegmy voices, and very unp.
Loanhanger durfen ohne bedenken einen blick riskieren. Naked celebrities and nude celebs in mystery movie scenes actresses. Bordertown is a 2006 american drama film written and directed by gregory nava, and starring jennifer lopez, martin sheen, maya zapata, sonia braga and antonio banderas. Bordertown r mystery, thriller, drama, horror movie 2007. Berlin gregory navas bordertown is several sprockets short of a real film. Jennifer lopez starrer bordertown fascinating trivia. Since 1993, almost 400 women have been murdered in juarez, mexico, a factory town that is home to people who toil away at maquiladoras. Lauren adrian jennifer lopez, an impassioned american news reporter for the chicago sentinel wants to be assigned to the iraq frontlines to cover the war. Jennifer lopez, antonio banderas, maya zapata,martin sheen,rene rivera. Bordertown 2007 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. American journalist lauren arrives in mexico determined to.
Bordertown tells the story of lauren fredricks jennifer lopez, an ambitious newspaper reporter, who has been sent to juarez by her editor martin sheen to investigate what has happened to these hundreds of women and how the local police and authorities have been covering up the brutal rapes and murders. Lopez portrays lauren adrian, an american correspondent from a chicago newspaper, who longs to cover the u. The actress, 45, who also produced the film, stars as claire, a high school teache. Everything you need to know about bordertown movie 2007. Jennifer lopez plays lauren, an ambitious young reporter working for a chicago newspaper. Based on true events, bordertown is the story of one womans passionate struggle for justice in a town gripped by fear.
This movie attempts to bring this taboo topic to the attention of america. Although the films they drive by night 1940 and blowing wild 1953 are not. Bordertown jennifer lopez antonio banderas maya zapata. Also read jennifer lopezs crew had a tough time shooting for anaconda. The screenplay by laird doyle and wallace smith is based on robert lords adaptation of the 1934 novel border town by carroll graham. Instead she receives the assignment of investigating the unsolved homicides of young. Jennifer lopez portrays a tenacious american reporter investigating the murders of young women working in a mexican bordertown.
Instead she receives the assignment of investigating the unsolved homicides of young women on the mexicoamerican border by her editor george morgan martin sheen. Photo of bordertown 2006 for fans of jennifer lopez 34632192. Inspired by the reallife murders of hundreds of young women in ciudad juarez, mexico, the film is a. Jennifer lopez, antonio banderas, maya zapata, martin sheen, sonia braga, rene rivera, juan diego botto, randall batinkoff, ireneo alvarez, kate del. Rather than the story of juarez this is a movie about jennifer lopezs.
With jennifer lopez, antonio banderas, maya zapata, irineo alvarez. When they began shooting bordertown, the new jennifer lopez film about the hundreds of murdered women of ciudad juarez, mexico, director gregory nava. This movie is loosely based on actual events in cuidad juarez, mexico. The following collage image represents a summary of the. The attacks have been covered up by the local authorities, and still continue today. The plot of bordertown was inspired by the true story of the numerous female homicides the movie unveils the story of an inquisitive american reporter sent in by her american newspaper to investigate the murders. But in mexican border towns, hundreds upon hundreds possibly over a thousand of these young female factory workers either disappear, or turn up raped or tortured, or brutally murdered. The celebrated latino director gregory nava american family helmed, scripted, and coproduced with star jennifer lopez bordertown a suspense thriller with an alist hispanic cast. Bordertown tells the story of lauren fredricks jennifer lopez, an ambitious newspaper reporter, who has been sent to juarez by her editor martin sheen to investigate what has happened to. John norman, maya zapata, antonio banderas, martin sheen, sonia braga, jennifer lopez show embed code.
Lauren adrian jennifer lopez, a chicago reporter, travels to mexico to investigate the unsolved murders of hundreds of mexican women taking place over the years near an americanowned factory. When his wife barely survives brain cancer, sorjonen decides to take his. Jennifer lopez just got her first golden globe nomination for hustlers, but shes been killing it on the big screen for years. Bordertown jennifer lopez antonio banderas maya zapata martin. We usually hear everything about whats going on in the life of jennifer lopez, but her starring role in this film was largely ignored. Production begins later this year in mexico and new mexico. It wants to be a thriller, a piece of investigative journalism, a political soapbox and a vehicle for jennifer. Rene rivera, sonia braga, juan diego botto, gregory nava. Jennifer lopez lost in ludicrous bordertown reuters. Ms jennifer lopez deserves recognition for a great and intense performance. He wants her to investigate the deaths of many women on the united statesmexico border. This jennifer lopez photo might contain business suit.
Bordertown on dvd january 29, 2008 starring jennifer lopez, sonia braga, martin sheen. Bordertown is a 2006 american drama motion picture, written and directed by gregory nava and executive produced by david bergstein, cary epstein, barbara martinezjitner, and tracee stanleynewell. Bordertown is a dramatic film starring antonio banderas and jennifer lopez. Jennifer lopez moviesthe full list of films starring. Rent bordertown 2006 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Actress and singer jennifer lopez arrives for a screening of her film bordertown running in competition at the 57th berlinale international film festival in berlin february 15, 2007. Times staff writer when they began shooting bordertown, the new jennifer lopez film about the hundreds of murdered women of ciudad juarez, mexico, director gregory nava and executive producer. Bordertown is a 1935 american drama film directed by archie mayo and starring paul muni and bette davis. It gives a very informative,accurate and dramatic presentation of the exploitation of women currently going on along the usmexican border. Feb 14, 2007 when they began shooting bordertown, the new jennifer lopez film about the hundreds of murdered women of ciudad juarez, mexico, director gregory nava and executive producer barbara martinez. Bordertown is a 2006 drama movie helmed by gregory nava. Inspired by real life events and happenings, bordertown stars jennifer lopez as news reporter lauren adrian who has aspirations of covering the war in iraq. Lauren adrian jennifer lopez, an ambitious news reporter is assigned by her editor george morgan martin sheen to investigate the brutal.
R for violence including a brutal rape, sexuality, nudity and language running time. Lopez sent by a chicago newspaper to investigate the systematic disappearance of the women in juarez. Lauren reunites with alfonso diaz antonio banderas, her former lover and colleague, who publicizes the murders despite threats from local authorities. Released 2007, bordertown stars jennifer lopez, antonio banderas, martin sheen, maya zapata the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 3 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The maquiladoras hire mostly mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Bordertown 2007 movies and films database movie search. Rent bordertown 2006 starring jennifer lopez and antonio banderas on dvd and bluray. Lauren desperately wants to be a war correspondent for the paper but her boss has other ideas.
Innumerable young women were kidnapped, tortured and murdered in the year 1993. When editor of the chicago sentinel george morgan golden. The opening titles explain that american corporations are using the north american free trade agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the united statesmexico border. Lopez portrays lauren adrian, an american correspondent from a chicago newspaper, who.
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