Lauren and Eva bond and Lauren realizes that her story about the 5000 victims of this heinous serial killing may just rest with the information Eva holds: she can identify her assailants. When the beautiful blond Lauren arrives in Juarez she is shocked by the reality: a very young factory worker girl Eva (the fine young actress Maya Zapata) has managed to survive a rape and attempted murder, literally climbing out of her grave and escaping. Lauren would prefer becoming a foreign correspondent and extracts a promise that if she takes on this ugly assignment ('I don't speak Spanish and I don't know anything about Mexico'), Morgan will grant that request. After the stunning effect of the film, the viewer is encouraged to watch the several excellent featurettes on the DVD - and then try to remain uninvolved.Ĭhicago Sentinel editor George Morgan (Martin Sheen) convinces the reluctant reporter Lauren Adrian (Jennifer Lopez) to fly to Juarez, Mexico to cover a combustible story about the ongoing rapes and murders of women who work the factories along the border for little pay. This film, written and directed by Gregory Nava ('Mi Familia', 'El Norte', 'Selena', etc), approaches a public service campaign on the part of Nava and the rest of his cast and crew - especially producer/star Jennifer Lopez. "BORDERTOWN is more than a suspenseful film about a tragic reality that has been terrifying Juarez, Mexico for years. She is determined to find Eva s attackers but soon finds herself immersed in a dangerous web of corruption that extends to both sides of the border. Hiding Eva is incredibly dangerous, but Lauren knows that publishing her story is the only way to expose the truth behind the murders. Unable to go to the police for help, she turns to a local newspaper run by Diaz Alfonso (Banderas), former friend and colleague of Lauren s. Eva, a young woman who was raped and left for dead in the desert, is the only woman to survive an attack. When editor of the Chicago Sentinel George Morgan (Sheen) sends ambitious reporter, Lauren Adrian (Lopez), to Juarez, Mexico to investigate the murders, what she finds is the story of a lifetime. The attacks have been covered up by the local authorities, and still continue today. He also apologizes for the pain he put her through by not realizing how she needed him then.A powerful story of life on the border between the United States and Mexico, Bordertown is based on the hundreds of women working in American-owned factories who have been brutally raped and murdered in Juarez, a city grip. Following the 1996 revelation he’d been cheating, he ends up getting back into her good graces. In other news, the story of María Celeste’s troubled relationship with Manny (Moisés Arizmendi) continues. It’s also sad that, as a press conference following the guilty verdict points out, two families were destroyed by this. The full truth of everything that went down that day will likely never be known. We can hear a voicemail greeting from her talking about how she loves whoever is calling. There’s a moment where Yolanda makes two phone calls from jail. There’s also been clear indications Yolanda was controlling and seemed obsessed. With only one episode left to go, there have been a lot of such incidents on both sides. Questioning reveals that the gun was fired one time, which calls into question these who said they heard two shots.Įl Secreto de Selena spoilers: Twisted tale There’s also an inconsistency in how many shots people heard. It’s a strange move in a very strange and sad story. She also calls out one of the other witnesses as being untrustworthy. She’s the only one that seems to tell a different story than the others. The other issue was, one employee was not questioned until a couple of months after the fact. It would be easy for people to compare notes and influence each other’s accounts, if not get their stories straight. Through testimony, we learn that a number of the witnesses were left alone in a room unsupervised for an extended period of time. Team Quintanilla also has a questionable day.
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