The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas
To dream of the american dream is easy, but it is difficult to cross Mexico.
2012 | 115m | Spanish
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Luis Mandoki |
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| Writer: | Rafael Ramírez Heredia, Diana Cardozo |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 09, 2012 |
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| Director: | Luis Mandoki |
| Writer: | Rafael Ramírez Heredia, Diana Cardozo |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | refugee camp, drug trafficking, singer, mexican, mexican army, sex slavery |
| Production Companies | Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Churchill Toledo |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,395,000
Budget: $4,620,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Nov 13, 2025 Entered: Nov 13, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Greisy Mena | Sabina Rivas |
| Joaquín Cosío | Burrona |
| Fernando Moreno | Jovany |
| Angelina Peláez | Doña Lita |
| Tenoch Huerta Mejía | Juan |
| Beto Benitez | Tata Añorve |
| Nick Chinlund | Patrick |
| Mario Zaragoza | Sarabia |
| Argél Galindo | Jefe Mara-Poisson |
| Dagoberto Gama | General Valderrama |
| Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez | Madre de Sabina Rivas |
| Julián Pastor | Invitado a la fiesta de Cossío |
| Luis Yee | Pedro |
| Miguel Flores | Don Nico |
| Tito Vasconcelos | Presentador Tijuanita |
| Asur Zagada | Thalia |
| José Sefami | Lic. Cossío |
| Pierre Suriano | Marvis |
| Moisés Manzano | Padre de Sabina Rivas |
| José Coronas | Lagrimitas |
| Tony Dalton | John |
| Marco Pérez | Alipio. Narco-Piloto |
| José Enot | Borracho Tijuanita |
| Raúl Morquecho | Flaco con lentes |
| Ana Lilia Nucamendi | Esposa de Dimas |
| Tomihuatzi Xelhuantzi | Taxista |
| Synead Magali | Bailarina |
| Ana Kupfer | Cigarrera Tijuanita |
| Úrsula Tania Mansur | Teibolera |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rafael Ramírez Heredia | Novel |
| Mariana Rodríguez | Editor |
| Adrian Duran Martinez | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Antonio Muñohierro | Production Design |
| Luis Mandoki | Director |
| Diana Cardozo | Screenplay |
| Damián García | Director of Photography |
| Adela Cortázar | Costume Design |
| Nadia Ayala Tabachnik | Second Assistant Director |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 991 | 991 |