Miss Bala

Name: Miss Bala
Genre: Drama, Action
Released: 2011-10-14
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Stephanie Sigman, Noé Hernández, Irene Azuela, Jose Yenque, James Russo

Miss Bala (2011)

Timing: 1:53 (113 min)

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Watch film Miss Bala — Official UK Trailer

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Release date

2011-10-14

Country

Mexico, United States

Production

Fox International Productions, Canana, Fondo de Inversión y Estímulos al Cine (FIDECINE), Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Consejo Nacional para la cultura y las artes, Nuevos Negocios DM San Luis, Promecap, S.A de C.V., Estímulo Fiscal

Genre

Drama, Action

Budget

Revenue

$1 567 478

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Director

Gerardo Naranjo

Actors

Stephanie Sigman, Noé Hernández, Irene Azuela, Jose Yenque, James Russo, Miguel Couturier, Gabriel Heads, Juan Carlos Galván, Javier Zaragoza, Lakshmi Picazo
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Pablo Cruz, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Geminiano Pineda

Operator

Mátyás Erdély

Composer

Emilio Kauderer

Artist

Audition

Nicole Daniels, Genaro Hernandez, Courtney Bright

Editing

Gerardo Naranjo
All team (19)

Short description

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

What's left behind the scenes

The film's poster is based on the cover of Janet Jackson's 1993 album "Janet", created by French photographer Patrick Demarchelier.
Kiki Kamara, the police officer who takes the phone from the protagonist, is based on Enrique S. Camarena Salazar (1947-1985). He was an agent of the American Drug Enforcement Administration who died in the line of duty in Mexico.
The character of Laura Guerrero is based on Mexican model Laura Zúñiga. On December 22, 2008, Zúñiga and seven others were arrested on charges of drug trafficking in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.