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Where the Tracks End

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Where the Tracks End
Netflix release poster
Directed byErnesto Contreras
Screenplay byJavier Peñalosa
Based onWhere the Tracks End by Ángeles Doñantes
Produced byMaria Jose Cordova
Alejandro Cortés Rubiales
Rafael Ley
Mónica Vértiz
StarringAdriana Barraza
Kaarlo Isaacs
CinematographyJuan Pablo Ramírez
Edited byJorge Macaya
Music byGus Reyes
Andrés Sánchez
Production
companies
Netflix
Woo Films
Distributed byPimienta Films
Netflix
Release dates
  • May 18, 2023 (2023-05-18) (Mexico)
  • May 26, 2023 (2023-05-26) (Netflix)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Where the Tracks End (Spanish: El último vagón, lit.'The last wagon') is a 2023 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Ernesto Contreras from a screenplay by Javier Peñalosa.[2] Starring Adriana Barraza and Kaarlo Isaacs.[3] It is based on the novel of the same name by Ángeles Doñantes.[4]

Synopsis

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Ikal and his family live on a railway that travels across the country, as his father works in the repair and construction of railways, which prevents the family and the boy from settling in one place for a while. However, at the last stop, Ikal meets Chico, Valeria and Tuerto, friends who are students of Georgina, a teacher who does everything possible for her students to learn despite precarious circumstances. But, when everything seems to settle for Ikal at school, a new threat arrives, an inspector from the Ministry of Education, who has the mission of closing rural schools. With his sights set on Ikal's school, the inspector will see in the young man everything he has learned about the value of friendship, the importance of growing up and the inspiration that teachers can generate in the lives of students.[5]

Cast

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The actors participating in this film are:[6][7]

  • Adriana Barraza as Teacher Georgina
  • Kaarlo Isaacs as Ikal
  • Memo Villegas as Hugo Valenzuela (adult Ikal)
  • Diego Montessoro as Chico
  • Frida Cruz as Valeria
  • Ikal Paredes as Tuerto
  • Teté Espinoza as Lucero
  • Jeronimo Medina as Tomás
  • Gabriela Cartol as Mirna
  • Nova Coronel as Diamantina
  • Adrián Vázquez as Mr. Ochoa
  • Leonardo Alonso as Foreman
  • Fátima Molina as Adult Valeria
  • Sofía Domínguez Corte as Carola
  • Osvani Rivera as Chesco
  • Victoria Díaz as Diana Dinamita
  • Blanca Guerra as Ethereal Mage

Production

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Principal photography took place on location at Atlangatepec, Tlaxcala; Tlapacoyan, Veracruz and Oriental, Puebla located in Mexico.[8][9]

Release

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Where the Tracks End had a limited theatrical release on May 18, 2023,[10] in Mexico and was later released worldwide on May 26 of the same year on Netflix.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "La película de Netflix que dura 95 minutos y te hará llorar de la emoción". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  2. ^ "Ernesto Contreras, director mexicano: El último vagón para Netflix es un homenaje al compromiso de los maestros". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  3. ^ "El último vagón, actores y personajes: quién es quién en la película de Netflix | Cast Guide | FAMA". Mag Noticias (in Spanish). 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. ^ Talavera, Alonso (27 May 2023). ""El último vagón": la película de Netflix que hace un homenaje a los maestros". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  5. ^ Villaseñor, Esteban (2023-05-25). "El último vagón, la película mexicana de Netflix que sí o sí, va a conmoverte hasta las lágrimas". Vogue (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  6. ^ "Quiénes son los actores en El Último Vagón". Spoilers Desde la Cuna (in Spanish). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  7. ^ "Reparto Completo de El Último Vagón (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  8. ^ "Estos son los icónicos lugares de México donde se grabó 'El Último Vagón'". Architectural Digest (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  9. ^ "El Último Vagón, película de Netflix, fue grabada en Puebla". Telediario México (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  10. ^ "Estrenos de mayo: historias para conjurar el olvido". IMCINE. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  11. ^ Spíndola, Antonio (2023-05-26). "El último vagón – Estreno, trailer y todo sobre la película de Ernesto Contreras". Cine PREMIERE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-02.
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