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      It's Better if Gabriela Doesn't Die

      2007 1h 39m Comedy List
      Reviews 50% Audience Score 50+ Ratings Miguel (Mauricio Isaac), a writer for the popular Mexican soap opera "Destiny of Love," gets pulled over one night by a traffic cop. Luckily, the cop, Bracho (Dagoberto Gama), is a huge fan of the show and lets Miguel go without a ticket after the writer tells him plot secrets about the soap's star character, Gabriela. But when the actress who plays Gabriela quits, Bracho goes off the rails and hunts down Miguel, turning the writer's life into a preposterous soap itself. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member La idea pintaba para mucho más, sin embargo el director se pierde al final, olvidando la premisa planteada en medio de un pseudo realismo mágico. Dagoberto Gama y Gabriela Roel de lo más rescatable de la película. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Extremely hilarious satire of the soap opera world in Mexico (a country that treats soap operas like a religion) with amazingly effective and compelling performances and some amazing moments through the great screenplay. The ending flops a little bit but the hilarity never drops. Also, it has an awesome drinking game: drink every time you see Miguel Pizarro (a truly excellent actor in a hysterical role as a TV extra who does everything to become a true star) in some scenes in the background playing... an extra in the movie where he plays an extra! Genius, simpy genius. A good experience that makes fun of itself and the audience, used to demand very little from entertainment. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Miguel (Mauricio Isaac), a writer for the popular Mexican soap opera "Destiny of Love," gets pulled over one night by a traffic cop. Luckily, the cop, Bracho (Dagoberto Gama), is a huge fan of the show and lets Miguel go without a ticket after the writer tells him plot secrets about the soap's star character, Gabriela. But when the actress who plays Gabriela quits, Bracho goes off the rails and hunts down Miguel, turning the writer's life into a preposterous soap itself.
      Director
      Sergio Umansky
      Producer
      Maite Argüelles, Carlos Morales
      Screenwriter
      Ricardo Hernández Anzola
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      Spanish
      Release Date (DVD)
      Feb 16, 2010
      Runtime
      1h 39m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital, DTS