Niñas Mal (2007)

Director:

Fernando Sariñana

Writers:

Jose Balido (story)
Ignacio Darnaude (story)
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Release Date:

9 March 2007 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go wherever they want.

Plot:

A rebellious teen butts heads with the teachers at an all-girl charm school in Mexico City.

Plot Keywords:

Body | Makeover | High School | Popular Girl | Black Comedy

Cast

Martha Higareda	...	Adela León
Blanca Guerra	...	Maca Ribera
Camila Sodi	...	Pía
María Aura	...	Maribel
Alejandra Adame	...	Heidi
Ximena Sariñana	...	Valentina
Daniel Berlanga	...	Emiliano
Víctor González	...	Kike Van der Linde
Rafael Sánchez Navarro	...	Martín León
Mario Pérez de Alba	...	Julio Mera
Roberto D'Amico	...	Enrique Van der Linde
Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez	...	Fina
Diana Golden	...	Mamá Pía
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Humberto Busto	...	Cucho
Jessica Samperio Diaz	...	Girl at the bar
Verónica Langer	...	Mamá Heidi
Socorro Miranda	...	Mamá Maribel
Jorge Luis Moreno	...	Angel
Cecilia Ponce	...	Lorena
Damayanti Quintanar	...	Reportera
Carolina Rivera	...	Mamá Valentina
Salvador Sánchez	...	Monseñor
Cinthia Vazquez	...	Ana
Margarita Wynne	...	Sra. Van der Linde

Directed by
Fernando Sariñana

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jose Balido		story
Ignacio Darnaude		story
Issa López		story and screenplay
Carolina Rivera		screenwriter

Produced by
Jose Balido	....	executive producer
Ignacio Darnaude	....	executive producer
Fernando Sariñana	....	producer

Cinematography by
Chava Cartas

Film Editing by
Óscar Figueroa

Casting by
Manuel Teil

Art Direction by
Tato Cartas

Costume Design by
Leticia Palacios

Makeup Department
Gerardo Perez Arreola	....	hair stylist
Jahel Enguilo	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Humberto Domínguez	....	unit production manager
Tlacateotl Mata	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marcel Ferrer	....	first assistant director
Carlos Sariñana	....	second unit director

Sound Department
Miguel Ángel Molina	....	sound editor
Miguel Sandoval	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Juan Pablo Ambris	....	director of photography: second unit

Other crew
Karina Blanco	....	location assistant
Lucy Herrera	....	accountant
Mario Luis Pacheco	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Producciones Mexico

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Sony Pictures International (2007) (non-USA) (all media)

Also Known As:

Charm School (Mexico) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content.

Runtime:

Mexico:100 min | Argentina:103 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Mexico:B15 | Argentina:16 | USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company:

Columbia Pictures Producciones Mexico

Trivia:

'Martha Higadera' beat over 3,000 girls for the lead role

Movie Connections:

References Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)

Very nice!

I think that this movie teaches teenagers about life. Their everyday struggle to make it through the day. At first I thought that the movie wasn't going to fill into my expectations, but it really did! Don't judge a movie by it's poster! EVER! This movie has drama, comedy and romance. It was a delightful movie, refreshing and realistic. The acting is excellent and fits well into each of their roles. I'm Latin-American, so this movie, being from Mexico, it isn't bad or PAINFUL to watch at all.

It's worth watching at home, with your family, or with a few girlfriends. Glad I rent it from blockbuster online.