Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico.
Directed by Patricia Riggen
woman director
Rank
#28 in 2007·#1669 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Adrian Alonso
Carlos 'Carlitos' Reyes
Kate del Castillo
Rosario
Eugenio Derbez
Enrique
Maya Zapata
Alicia
Carmen Salinas
Doña Carmen 'La Coyota'
Angelina Peláez
Benita Reyes
America Ferrera
Martha
María Rojo
Reyna
Jesse García
David
Ignacio Guadalupe
Leonardo Sánchez Nava
Mario Almada
Padrino
Gustavo Sánchez Parra
Manuel
Crew
Patricia Riggen
Director
Carlo Siliotto
Original Music Composer
Checco Varese
Director of Photography
Checco Varese
Co-Producer
Patricia Riggen
Producer
Popular Reviews
213 reviews
Lia Martinez
9.0★ · 04/22/26
Imagine beefing with a 9 year old as a grown ass man
Imagine beefing with a 9 year old as a grown ass man
Shea Kuschel
7.0★ · 04/14/26
Watched in Spanish Class. It was decently good
Watched in Spanish Class. It was decently good
Sam Cooper
8.0★ · 04/10/26
An entire movie of Bojack Horseman: fish out of water episode
An entire movie of Bojack Horseman: fish out of water episode
osiporis
10.0★ · 03/05/26
chinga tu migra.
chinga tu migra.
CJ
9.0★ · 02/21/26
first saw this in my high school Spanish class. Man am I relieved it was a semi-happy ending.
first saw this in my high school Spanish class. Man am I relieved it was a semi-happy ending.
