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Arráncame life is a Mexican film drama released in 2008. It is based on the novel published in 1985 written by Mexican novelist Angeles Mastretta.
has been the most expensive film in the history of Mexican cinema, with a cost of $ 6.5 million. Also, economically it became a box office success grossing a total of 75 million pesos, being the seventh highest-grossing Mexican film.
was chosen by the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences to represent Mexico in the 2009 edition of the awards Oscar in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.
The film tells the story of Catalina Guzmán de Ascencio, who struggle against the oppression of her husband, General Andres Ascencio, in Mexico in 1930. Catherine, played by Ana Claudia Talancon, married very young with a prominent politician poblano, General Andres Ascencio, played by Daniel Gimenez Cacho. Since the beginning of their relationship and tax status of the general sullen Ascencio hits fresh rebellion and Catalina.
The general unscrupulous climb steps achieved in politics Mexico and, as governor of Puebla, jump to be a serious contender for the presidency of the republic. Over the years Catalina is formed as a counterweight to her husband, although not with the power, at least in the form of conscience reproaches sensitized to the causes of the oppressed.
After many years of living well, Catherine has an affair (the second during their marriage) with a young idealist, a bandleader who struggle to overthrow the governments of Mexico cacique, which will result in the death at the hands of his enemies. This will cause the final rupture of Catherine and Andrew, leading to his assassination at the hands of his wife.
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