[Author]by the El Reportero’s news services[/Author]
Frontera: Camino al Infierno is based on a true story, and is about a newly-married couple (M alena and Ernesto) from Michoacán, Mexico, who lived in extreme poverty, however, very happy to have one another.
Ernesto (Humberto Plancarte) decides one day to leave to the U.S. in search of the “American ream”. Four months later, he asks his wife Malena (Vicky Contreras) to reunite with him in the U.S.
With good intentions, he can’t imagine the hell he was sending his wife to.
Malena gets caught trying to cross the border by a very racist and wicked U.S. Border Patrol Officer named Mark (Héctor Soberón).
He kidnaps her and sexually abuses her for months until the day she gives birth to twins, whose father is the Immigration Officer. After giving birth, Malena runs away with one of the twins, leaving behind the other baby that Mark steals from her.
Years after returning home in Mexico, Malena can’t forget about the stolen child and tries to recover her baby with the help of a coyote called “El Chuma” (Esteban Franco).
Frontera: Camino al Infierno won the award as The Best Drama of 2014 at the Broadway International Film Festival of Los Angeles (BIFFLA) competing amongst other films from Spain, U.S., Costa Rica, Peru, Dominican Republic, China and Mexico. The premiere will be at Cinemark in 1069 B St, Hayward, CA 94541.
The red carpet will take place at 6 p.m. with actors from the film Hector Soberón, Humberto Plancarte, Vicky Contreras and Consuelo Vega, who got special recognition by the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti and Senator of the 22nd District Kelvin de León at the BIFFLA last August.
Prolific actress Elizabeth Peña passes away at 55
Cuban-American actress Elizabeth Peña, known for her roles in films such as Jacob’s Ladder and La Bamba, has died in Los Angeles. She was 55.
Peña’s representative, Gina Rugolo, said that the actress who had opened doors for Hispanic women in Hollywood died Tuesday of natural causes after a brief illness.
“I am stunned and heartbroken, just found out about the passing of my friend Elizabeth Peña. She was such a life force it’s hard to believe,” actor Lou Diamond Phillips, her co-star in “La Bamba,” posted on Twitter.
Born in New Jersey, Peña got her professional start in New York theaters and landed her first film role in El Super directed by Leon Ichaso in 1978.
During her career spanning more than four decades, she appeared in many other films, including Rush Hour, Lone Star, Blue Steel and Batteries Not Included, as well as in television series such as I Married Dora.
“She was a role model, a truly extraordinary performer and an inspiration in every sense of the word,” the El Rey Network said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with Elizabeth’s family and friends during this difficult time. She will be deeply missed.”
