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Arrancáme la Vida

(English Title: Tear this heart out)
2001
Currently in pre-production

Filming to start in January 2002

Directed by
Roberto Sneider
Executive Producer: Salma Hayek
Production company: Altavista Films, Ventanarosa

Writing credits
Based on the novel by Angeles Mastretta

Cast
Salma Hayek .... Catalina Ascencio
Jesús Ochoa .... the General
Gael Garcia (in talks)

Filming Locations
Mexico

Plot summary
An extraordinary tale of love set in the tumultuous years following the Mexican revolution, this #1 Latin American bestseller follows the irresistible Catalina Guzman, a guileless adolescent who leaves her poor parents to marry a retired general almost 20 years her senior. When he proves to be ruthless and unfaithful, she begins a fight for independence, a journey toward liberation that will transform her from child to woman.


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