
The Border(1982)
A corrupted border agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.



Alejandro Parodi
Edmundo Castelar

Blanca Guerra
Luisa Castelar

Fernando Balzaretti
Ricardo Castelar

Luis Manuel Pelayo
Ezequiel Rodríguez

Beatriz Aguirre
Doña Amalia Castelar
Alfredo Sevilla

Aarón Hernán
Lic. Paniagua

Guillermo Gil
Ignacio Cruz, secuestrador

Juan Carlos Colombo
Lic. Ramos

Jorge Martínez de Hoyos
Senador Domínguez
Difficult Days is a crime, drama film released in 1988 exploring themes of mexico. Directed by Alejandro Pelayo, it stars Alejandro Parodi, Blanca Guerra, Fernando Balzaretti. Two shareholder brothers close several factories due to economic problems, except for their chemical plants.
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