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Miss Bala

Miss Bala

20116.71h 53m

Overview

The story of a young woman clinging on to her dream to become a beauty contest queen in a Mexico dominated by organized crime.

Directed by Gerardo Naranjo
Written by Mauricio Katz, Gerardo Naranjo
Produced by Pablo Cruz
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Top Cast

Stephanie Sigman

Stephanie Sigman

Laura Guerrero

Noé Hernández

Noé Hernández

Lino Valdez

Irene Azuela

Irene Azuela

Jessica Berlanga

Jose Yenque

Jose Yenque

Kike Camara

James Russo

James Russo

Jimmy

M

Miguel Couturier

General Salomón Duarte

G

Gabriel Heads

Agent Bell

Juan Carlos Galván

Juan Carlos Galván

Arturo Guerrero

J

Javier Zaragoza

Ramon Guerrero

L

Lakshmi Picazo

Azucena 'Suzu' Ramos

Themes & Keywords

rapekillinghandcuffspress conferencedrug cartelhiding

About Miss Bala

Miss Bala is a drama, action film released in 2011 exploring themes of rape, killing, handcuffs, press conference, drug cartel, hiding. Directed by Gerardo Naranjo, it stars Stephanie Sigman, Noé Hernández, Irene Azuela. The story of a young woman clinging on to her dream to become a beauty contest queen in a Mexico dominated by organized crime.

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