Bordertown (2007 film)

Bordertown
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregory Nava
Written byGregory Nava
Produced byGregory Nava
Jennifer Lopez
Simon Fields
StarringJennifer Lopez
Martin Sheen
Maya Zapata
Sônia Braga
Antonio Banderas
CinematographyReynaldo Villalobos
Edited byPadraic McKinley
Music byGraeme Revell
Distributed byTHINKFilm
Capitol Films
Release date
  • February 15, 2007 (2007-02-15) (Berlin International Film Festival)[1]
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Budget$21 million[2]
Box office$8.3 million[3]

Bordertown is a 2007 American crime drama film written and directed by Gregory Nava, and starring Jennifer Lopez (who also served as a producer), Martin Sheen, Maya Zapata, Sônia Braga and Antonio Banderas. This is the second film which featured the collaboration between Nava and Lopez, following the 1997's biopic film Selena.

The film is inspired by the true story of the numerous female homicides in Ciudad Juárez and tells the story of an inquisitive American reporter sent in by her American newspaper to investigate the murders.

Lopez also recorded a song for the film entitled Porque La Vida Es Asi.

  1. ^ Collett-White, Mike (February 15, 2007). "Lopez swaps stardom for activism in film". Reuters. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Amedeo, Michael N.M.'s `Bordertown' hits snag with loans at the Wayback Machine (archived February 20, 2007). The Albuquerque Tribune, October 19, 2006. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).