The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas (La vida precoz y breve de Sabina Rivas) 12 years old

To dream of the american dream is easy, but it is difficult to cross Mexico.

The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas

In the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers, Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years without seeing each other. She plans to get to the United States and dreams about being a great singer; he commits all the required atrocities to be accepted by the gang: la Mara Salvatrucha. Sabina and Jovany crashed with the most adverse conditions at the border like white slavery, the Mexican and American migratory agents Burrona and Patrick, the brothel matron Doña Lita, Don Nico the Mexican Consul in Tecún Umán, the drug trafficking networks, the army and la Mara Salvatrucha.

Credits

The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas Cast

Name Character
Nick Chinlund He was 51, now 63 years old as Patrick
Tenoch Huerta He was 31, now 43 years old as Juan
Angelina Peláez She was 73, now 85 years old as Doña Lita
Dagoberto Gama He was 53, now 65 years old as General Valderrama
Tony Dalton He was 37, now 49 years old as John
Mario Zaragoza He was 52, now 64 years old as Sarabia
Joaquín Cosío He was 51, now 62 years old as Burrona
Miguel Flores He was 20, now 32 years old as Don Nico
Greisy Mena She was 20, now 32 years old as Sabina Rivas
Asur Zagada as Thalia
José Sefami as Lic. Cossío
Argél Galindo as Poisson
Luis Yee as Pedro
Beto Benitez as Añorve
Fernando Moreno as Jovany

The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas Crew

Name Department
Antonio Muño-Hierro as Production Design. Art
Mariana Rodríguez as Editor. She was 21 (now 33) years old Editing
Adela Cortázar as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Diana Cardozo as Screenplay. She was 50 (now 62) years old Writing
Rafael Ramírez Heredia as Novel. He was 70 (64) years old when He died Writing
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas poster
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas (12 years)

To dream of the american dream is easy, but it is difficult to cross Mexico.

  • Release day: Friday, November 09, 2012
  • Runtime: 115 minutes
  • Budget: 4620000.00
  • Revenue: 2395000.00