La ilegal (1979)
Ante la promesa de matrimonio que le hace Felipe, Claudia acepta ir a Estados Unidos, pero él no ha conseguido el divorcio y Claudia está embarazada. Al dar a luz es drogada, violada y filmada, todo preparado para que Felipe la envíe a prisión, pero al ser indocumentada es deportada y su hijo se queda en Estados Unidos. Desesperada buscará la manera de recuperarlo.
Directora: Arturo Ripstein
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Lucía Méndez as Claudia Bernal |
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Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Felipe Leyva |
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Cristina Moreno as Jennifer Leyva |
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Gina Morett as Carmen Ortega |
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Carlos Castañon as Coyote |
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Claudio Martínez as |
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Jorge Patiño as Don Tony |
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Fernando Allende as Gabriel Ramirez |
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Jorge Luke as |
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Sally Kirkland as Don Tony's Girlfriend |
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Carlos Nieto as Detective |
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Ray Stricklyn as Ins Officer |
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Armando Duarte as |
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Peter Jason as |
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Scott Wilson as Police officer |
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Danny Faircloth as |
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Morgan Stevens as |
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Duncan McLeod as |
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José Luis Moreno as |
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Martha Meneses as |
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Cesar Cordoba as |
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Bo Silver as |
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Humberto Vilches as |
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César Sobrevals as Court interpreter |
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Harry McNeill as Immigration officer |
| Production | Fabián Arnaud | Producer |
| Editing | Florence Williamson | Editor |
| Art | Friend Michael Wells | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Esperanza Gómez | Hair Setup |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elda Loza | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Arturo Ripstein | Director |
| Writing | Fernando Galiana | Writer |
| Sound | Nacho Méndez | Music |
| Camera | Tomomi Kamata | Director of Photography |