Overview

American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Lauren Adrian, an impassioned American news reporter for the Chicago Sentinel wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war. Instead, her editor George Morgan assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.

Cast

Jennifer Lopez, Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas, Maya Zapata, Sonia Braga, Kate del Castillo, Randall Batinkoff, Juan Diego Botto

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What is "Bordertown" about?

American corporations are using the North American Free Trade Agreement by opening large maquiladoras right across the United States–Mexico border. The maquiladoras hire mostly Mexican women to work long hours for little money in order to produce mass quantity products. Lauren Adrian, an impassioned American news reporter for the Chicago Sentinel wants to be assigned to the Iraq front-lines to cover the war. Instead, her editor George Morgan assigns her to investigate a series of slayings involving young maquiladora factory women in a Mexican bordertown.

When was "Bordertown" released?

Bordertown was released in 2007.

Who stars in "Bordertown"?

The cast includes Jennifer Lopez, Martin Sheen, Antonio Banderas, Maya Zapata.