This gripping Spanish-language movie titled¨Miss Bala¨ (2009) was well well directed by Gerardo Naranjo with a good Mexican cast , such as : Stephanie Sigman , Juan Carlos Galván , Arturo Guerrero , Noé Hernández , Irene Azuela and the American James Russo . Stars Laura Guerrero (Stephanie Sigman) is a a beautful young who along with her friend , is entering the Miss Tijuana pageant , but she is threatened by cartel . After entering a beauty contest in Tijuana, a young woman witnesses drug-related murders and is forced to do the gang's bidding . Laura escapes unharmed but can't find her friend Suzu (Picazo) , so the next day she looks for her; her dogged behavior brings her to the cartel's attention. Being threatened by a cartel they force her to assist them as they menace her father and younger brother. Lino Valdez (Noé Hernández) , the gang's leader, decides Laura should finish the pageant although her only interest is escape. She really becomes a brave woman who finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime . Laura is sent to USA with money and drugs attached to her but the DEA is still tracking her . Don't Mess with Family !. Who would you become to save your family?. Ordinary Becomes Extraordinary.
Moving, remarkable, fascinating and violent film with action , twists and turns. "Bala" means "Bullet" in Spanish which means the movie is called "Miss Bullet". Corruption , shootouts , violence , drug smuggling and human trafficking are rampant throughout . I have no personal knowledge of whether Tijuana is the lawless frontier presented here , but the focus is really on one woman's ability to find her backbone - her inner strength - in a never-ending stream of risked incidents . This an engaging and worrying drama about a young Mexican woman in a fine big-screen acting from Stephanie Sigman as Laura Guerrero who's forced to assist a drug cartel while taking part as a contestant at Miss Baja pageant . As our starring finds herself unavoidably thrust into a drug cartel's bloody confrontation as an unwitting pawn and her inescapable predicament leads to dire life or death consequences , in which surviving will require all of her cunning , intelligence, inventiveness and strength. Of course this wouldn't work so well if the acting wasn't first rate , and it is indeed , Stephanie provides a stunning , awesome acting. Accompanied by a fine support cast , such as: Juan Carlos Galván, Noé Hernández, Irene Azuela and James Russo. However , there're some incredible situations as the starring contends and flees from a heavily-armed drug gang .
The motion picture produced by the famous Mexican actors : Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal , being professionally directed by Gerardo Naranjo who gives an authenticity to the thrilling events that get still captures young audiences . Naranjo has directed a few nice films . He is a director and producer, known for Voy a explotar (2008), Kokoloko (2020) and Miss Bala (2011), and directing episodes of notorious TV series , such as : Fear of the Walking Dead, The Bridge , El caso Cassez-Vallarta , Interpol: The Rovers and Narcos . Rating : 6/10.
Remade in 2011 , a movie of the same name ¨Miss Bala¨by Catherine Hardwicke , though with no originality because copies the premises of the previous film, being starred by Gina Rodriguez as a Latin-American makeup artist from Los Angeles who visits her best friend Suzu in Tijuana, Mexico, and is threatened by a drug cartel ; also starred by Anthony Mackie, Thomas Dekker , Damian Alcázar and Roberto Sosa.
Moving, remarkable, fascinating and violent film with action , twists and turns. "Bala" means "Bullet" in Spanish which means the movie is called "Miss Bullet". Corruption , shootouts , violence , drug smuggling and human trafficking are rampant throughout . I have no personal knowledge of whether Tijuana is the lawless frontier presented here , but the focus is really on one woman's ability to find her backbone - her inner strength - in a never-ending stream of risked incidents . This an engaging and worrying drama about a young Mexican woman in a fine big-screen acting from Stephanie Sigman as Laura Guerrero who's forced to assist a drug cartel while taking part as a contestant at Miss Baja pageant . As our starring finds herself unavoidably thrust into a drug cartel's bloody confrontation as an unwitting pawn and her inescapable predicament leads to dire life or death consequences , in which surviving will require all of her cunning , intelligence, inventiveness and strength. Of course this wouldn't work so well if the acting wasn't first rate , and it is indeed , Stephanie provides a stunning , awesome acting. Accompanied by a fine support cast , such as: Juan Carlos Galván, Noé Hernández, Irene Azuela and James Russo. However , there're some incredible situations as the starring contends and flees from a heavily-armed drug gang .
The motion picture produced by the famous Mexican actors : Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal , being professionally directed by Gerardo Naranjo who gives an authenticity to the thrilling events that get still captures young audiences . Naranjo has directed a few nice films . He is a director and producer, known for Voy a explotar (2008), Kokoloko (2020) and Miss Bala (2011), and directing episodes of notorious TV series , such as : Fear of the Walking Dead, The Bridge , El caso Cassez-Vallarta , Interpol: The Rovers and Narcos . Rating : 6/10.
Remade in 2011 , a movie of the same name ¨Miss Bala¨by Catherine Hardwicke , though with no originality because copies the premises of the previous film, being starred by Gina Rodriguez as a Latin-American makeup artist from Los Angeles who visits her best friend Suzu in Tijuana, Mexico, and is threatened by a drug cartel ; also starred by Anthony Mackie, Thomas Dekker , Damian Alcázar and Roberto Sosa.