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News from Afar

Under the notion that "you can not change the future, but the past," a young woman who has grown up in a poor village in the highlands, embarks on a spiritual journey to Mexico City seeking to break the cycle of family alienation and find hope. Fate will return to the source to destroy and start over.

Top Cast

  • David Aarón Estrada

    David Aarón Estrada

  • Mayahuel del Monte

    Mayahuel del Monte

  • Martín Palomares

    Martín Palomares

  • Gina Morett

    Gina Morett

  • Lucía Muñoz

    Lucía Muñoz

  • Fernando Pérez Castro

    Fernando Pérez Castro

  • Jorge Castillo

    Jorge Castillo

  • Raúl Santamaría

    Raúl Santamaría

  • Mónica Melgoza

    Mónica Melgoza

Overview

Under the notion that "you can not change the future, but the past," a young woman who has grown up in a poor village in the highlands, embarks on a spiritual journey to Mexico City seeking to break the cycle of family alienation and find hope. Fate will return to the source to destroy and start over.

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