Amor, Familia y Respeto

Efectos secundarios (2006)

Actors: Joaquín Cosio (actor), Julieta Egurrola (actress), Susana Contreras (actress), Darío T. Pie (actor), Regina Orozco (actress), Verónica Langer (actress), Jermaine Stegall (composer), Guillermo Larrea (actor), Hector Kotsifakis (actor), Jorge García (editor), Mónica Huarte (actress), Tony Dalton (actor), Laura de Ita (actress), Walter Navas (producer), Irán Castillo (actress),

Plot: At 18, fresh from high school, Marina, Ignacio, Adam and Mimi, school mates bonded by fate, shared a dream about adult life, a dream of fame, success, perfect skin and that one endless, true love that, surely, was waiting just around the corner for each one of them. But 30's arrived, and none of the sweet promises of youth was fulfilled. Alone, failed and frustrated, all four are forced to stop and look around to try to understand where it all went wrong, and find an emergency fix for their lives, before it's too late, and happiness escapes through their fingers forever. Secondary Effects is the bitter coming of age comedy that follows their steps in the search for lost dreams, lost hair and good sex, at least, if true love turns out to be a mirage.

Keywords: bare-chested-male, hairy-chest, latin-tv, man-in-underwear, tall-tale
Genres: Comedy,
Taglines: Every action has more than one reaction You believe that turning 30 was bad. It is worst. The High School Prom is one thing... The High School Reunion quite another. Turning 30 is not as bad as you thought. It's worse. Life has its consequences.

Quotes:

Adán: You don't want to go to the school reunion because everyone is gonna remember you were a...::Marina: A what? A slut? It was one hicky with that ass, Taka, and I ended up being the school slut forever!

Chori: Yeah, that's right! You had such a Huge Crush on Ignacio! But, like, he wouldn't ever even look at you. You were such a...::Marina: It was ONE hicky!

Ignacio: Yeah... I remember you. Sorta. You were... Taka's girlfriend or something, right?::Marina: It... was... ONE... hicky, damn it!

Ignacio: You know what I remember from high school? That you were supposed to be some sort of...::Marina: IT WAS ONE...!::Ignacio: [INTERRUPTS] Hicky, I know...

Marina: And that's how truth finally find you. In the stupidest places. At the most absurd moments. Like love. Like death. Like thirty. And you get it: There are no statistics for chaos.

Marina: That was the second time I died. And there's nothing sadder than dying of sheer stupidity.

Adán: You feel as if you've been running your whole life. And suddenly you realize you haven't moved from the same spot. In years.

Adán: Hello? Who is this?::Borrego: Me.::Adán: That is my cellphone! Where is it?::Borrego: Here.::Adán: Who is this?::Borrego: Well, it looks like still me...

Marina: In this town, the only place to bury your cat... is on the sidewalk.

Ignacio: We are all an statistic waiting to happen.

Contra viento y marea (1997)

Actors: Elba Escobar (actress), Mimí Lazo (actress), Yanis Chimaras (actor), Aroldo Betancourt (actor), Gustavo Rodríguez (actor), Carlos Olivier (actor), Carlos Antonio León (actor), Guillermo Dávila (actor), Gigi Zanchetta (actress), Lourdes Valera (actress), Juan Carlos Vivas (actor), Carlos Izquierdo (director), Eileen Abad (actress), Leonardo Padrón (writer), Jonathan Montenegro (actor),

Plot: For Daniela Borges, true love was lost almost twenty years ago, when a violent tragedy separated her from Sebastian Leon. She has now been married for 18 years to a rich businessman, and they have a teenage daughter. But fate is about to give Daniela the most difficult test she'll ever have to face: Sebastian's unexpected return. It all began when Daniela and Sebastian were 16 years old. The minute they met, they knew they were meant for each other and came to share the kind of passion neither one would ever feel again. But Daniela's father, Don Ramon, had other plans for his daughter: marrying her to Aquiles Millan, a businessman with a brilliant future. Daniela and Sebastian suffered through Don Roman's stern opposition, which was fueled in great part by his wife, Dona Jose, a possessive, commanding woman... Then, one fatal night, Sebastian decided to face Don Roman and let him know once and for all that he would never leave Daniela. Suddenly, a shot was heard in the study where they were arguing. When Daniela, her mother and her sister rushed in, they found Don Roman dead in the floor, with Sebastian standing over him. The consequences of that moment were devastating: Sebastian was sentenced to 20 years in prison, and Daniela was left to live with the horror of thinking he was responsible for her father's murder. After the tragedy, Daniela gave in to her mother's wishes and soon married Aquiles Millan. However, the marriage has never been a happy one - she is not in love with Aquiles, who turned out to be an insensitive womanizer. For the past 18 years, Daniela has been going through the motions, trying to forget the past. But even now, she is still overcome with a mixture of love and hate for Sebastian... even though she believes he was killed a long time ago during a prison revolt. Daniela's life will be dramatically altered by Sebastian's reappearance. He has done his time and is now back to fulfill his obsession: proving his innocence, getting revenge on the real killer, and winning Daniela back. The last part of his plan will be the hardest - because on the road to recovering her love he'll be confronted with strong adversaries, among them Virginia Lugo, a dangerously twisted psychologist who is in love with him... Doña Jose ... Aquiles, and Daniela herself, who is torn between what her heart tells her and her commitments as a wife and mother. A ghost from the past rekindles the flame of an irrepressible passion... Will this love be stronger than reason? Sometimes, the past shows up when we least expect it...

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